Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

सर्वास्वपि च विद्यासु व्यापकन्यासमाचरेत् । तप्तकांचनसंकाशां नवयौवनसुन्दरीम् ॥ १०३ ॥

Transliteration

sarvāsvapi ca vidyāsu vyāpakanyāsamācaret | taptakāṃcanasaṃkāśāṃ navayauvanasundarīm || 103 ||

Translation

సర్వ విద్యలలోనూ సర్వవ్యాపక న్యాసాన్ని ఆచరించాలి. తప్త స్వర్ణసమ కాంతితో మెరసే, నవయౌవన సుందరిగా ఆమెను ధ్యానించాలి॥

Word by Word

• सर्वासु: in all
• सर्वासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विद्यासु: in (the) vidyās/mantras
• विद्यासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• व्यापक-न्यासम्: pervading-nyāsa (a type of ritual placement)
• व्यापक-न्यासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (व्यापकः न्यासः)

• आचरेत्: should practice/perform
• आचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तप्त-काञ्चन-संकाशाम्: resembling heated gold
• तप्त-काञ्चन-संकाशाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (तप्तकाञ्चनस्य संकाशा = like heated gold)

• नव-यौवन-सुन्दरीम्: a beautiful maiden of fresh youth
• नव-यौवन-सुन्दरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + यौवन (प्रातिपदिक) + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नवयौवनयुक्ता सुन्दरी)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It emphasizes that sacred learning is not merely intellectual: every vidyā is to be sanctified through comprehensive nyāsa and completed by contemplative visualization of the divine form.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By prescribing nyāsa and a vivid meditation on a radiant, beautiful divine presence, it channels study and practice into loving upāsanā—devotion expressed through ritual and inner remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights mantra-śāstra–style procedure—nyāsa (ritual placement of mantras on the body/within the rite)—a technical discipline closely aligned with Vedāṅga-informed ritual practice.