Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 161
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
प्रतिलोमादिभी रूपैर्द्विसप्ततिभिदा मता । यस्या भजनतः सिद्धो नरः स्यात्खेचरः सुखी ॥ १६१ ॥
pratilomādibhī rūpairdvisaptatibhidā matā | yasyā bhajanataḥ siddho naraḥ syātkhecaraḥ sukhī || 161 ||
ด้วยรูปแบบเช่น ‘ปฺรติโลม’ เป็นต้น จึงถือว่าแบ่งเป็นทวิสัปตติ คือเจ็ดสิบสองประการ ผู้ใดบำเพ็ญภชนะแห่งนั้น ย่อมเป็นผู้สำเร็จ (สิทธิ) และเป็น ‘เขจร’ ผู้ท่องนภาอย่างเป็นสุข
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It highlights a technical doctrine: a specific vidyā/mantra-practice is said to have many formal variants, and disciplined bhajana (practice/recitation) is presented as a cause of siddhi—inner accomplishment expressed symbolically as khecara (sky-moving freedom) and happiness.
Even within a technical framework of forms and classifications, the verse makes attainment depend on bhajanataḥ—steadfast devotional practice—implying that method must be energized by committed engagement, not mere theory.
It reflects a technical, rule-based approach to mantra application—classification by ‘forms’ (rūpa) such as pratiloma—aligned with the Narada Purana’s Third Pada focus on specialized sciences and structured recitation methods.