Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

सर्वेश्वर्याः समाख्यातः सर्वसिद्धिकरः परः । ग्रासो नभोदाहवह्निस्वैर्युक्तः कौलिनीमनुः ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

sarveśvaryāḥ samākhyātaḥ sarvasiddhikaraḥ paraḥ | grāso nabhodāhavahnisvairyuktaḥ kaulinīmanuḥ || 32 ||

Translation

కౌలినీ-మను పరమమని ప్రకటించబడింది—ఇది సమస్త ఐశ్వర్యాలను ప్రసాదించేది, అన్ని సిద్ధులను సిద్ధిచేయునది; ‘గ్రాస, నభస్, దాహ, వహ్ని, స్వైర’ అక్షరసంయోగంతో ఇది నిర్మితమైంది।

Word by Word

• सर्वेश्वर्याः: of (the) all-sovereignty
• सर्वेश्वर्याः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-ईश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘सर्वेश्वर्य’ = सर्वम् ईश्वर्यम् (all-sovereignty)

• समाख्यातः: is declared/named
• समाख्यातः: विशेषण (Adjectival predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले (past passive participle): ‘having been named/declared’

• सर्वसिद्धिकरः: maker of all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिकरः: विशेषण (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-सिद्धि-कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सर्वासां सिद्धीनां करः (maker of all attainments)

• परः: supreme
• परः: विशेषण (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ग्रासः: (the mantra-name) Grāsa
• ग्रासः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नभः-दाह-वह्नि-स्वैः: with (the set of) nabhas, dāha, vahni, and svai
• नभः-दाह-वह्नि-स्वैः: सहकारक/करण (Instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् + दाह + वह्नि + स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (as a set): ‘with sky, burning, fire, and sva(=own/independent)’; (पाठभेद-संभवः: ‘नभोदाहवह्निस्वैः’ इति संधिः)

• युक्तः: joined/associated
• युक्तः: विशेषण (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त: ‘joined/connected/endowed’

• कौलिनी-मनुः: the Kaulinī mantra
• कौलिनी-मनुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to ग्रासः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौलिनी + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भाव: कौलिन्याः मनुः / कौलिनी-सम्बद्धः मनुः (the Kaulinī-mantra)

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 presents a specific mantra-formula (Kaulinī-Manu) as a supreme means for attaining aiśvarya (spiritual authority/power) and siddhi, emphasizing mantra-śāstra as a legitimate technical discipline within the Purana’s Vedanga-oriented section.

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

Indirectly: it shows that disciplined mantra-prayoga can support spiritual progress, but in the Narada Purana such powers are ideally subordinated to higher aims—purity, self-mastery, and ultimately devotion-oriented realization rather than mere display of siddhis.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-formation by precise linguistic units (a Vyākaraṇa-like concern for correct components and joining), applied in ritual/technical practice—i.e., a procedural, formula-based approach to mantra-vidyā.