Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

अंबु स्याच्चरसंयुक्तं नवशक्तियुतं च हृत् । एषा कामेश्वरी नित्या कामदैकादशाक्षरी ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

aṃbu syāccarasaṃyuktaṃ navaśaktiyutaṃ ca hṛt | eṣā kāmeśvarī nityā kāmadaikādaśākṣarī || 42 ||

Translation

‘అంబు’ పదాన్ని ‘చర’తో కలిపి, నవశక్తులతో యుక్తమైన ‘హృత్’ పదాన్ని కూడా జోడించాలి. ఇదే నిత్యా కామేశ్వరీ—కామదాయిని ఏకాదశాక్షరీ మంత్రవిద్య।

Word by Word

• अम्बु: water; the syllable/term ‘ambu’
• अम्बु: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्यात्: should be / may be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• चर-संयुक्तम्: combined with ‘cara’
• चर-संयुक्तम्: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• नव-शक्ति-युतम्: endowed with nine powers
• नव-शक्ति-युतम्: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• हृत्: heart (hṛt)
• हृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (हृदय/हृत्)

• एषा: this (she/this one)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कामेश्वरी: Kāmeśvarī
• कामेश्वरी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun/title)

• नित्या: eternal
• नित्या: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कामद-एकादश-अक्षरी: the wish-fulfilling eleven-syllabled (mantra)
• कामद-एकादश-अक्षरी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामद (प्रातिपदिक) + एकादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासपद (eleven-syllabled)

Speaker

Narada (teaching mantra-vidya within the Vedanga/technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kameshvari
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It defines an eleven-syllabled Kāmeśvarī mantra and emphasizes that correct syllable-combination (akṣara-saṃyoga) and śakti-bhāvanā are essential for the mantra’s siddhi and boon-bestowing power.

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

Though technical in form, it frames devotion as focused remembrance and reverent recitation of an eternal divine name-form (Kāmeśvarī), where faith and disciplined practice make the mantra a living object of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights śikṣā/phonetics and mantra-nyāsa style construction—how specific syllables/words are to be combined and contemplated with defined śaktis, reflecting the technical discipline behind ritual recitation.