Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 172

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

द्युतिर्दाहचरस्वेन अस्या आद्यमनन्तरम् । उक्ता नीलपताकाख्या नित्या सप्तदशाक्षरी ॥ १७२ ॥

Transliteration

dyutirdāhacarasvena asyā ādyamanantaram | uktā nīlapatākākhyā nityā saptadaśākṣarī || 172 ||

Translation

ถัดจากนี้ทันที พยางค์แรกกล่าวว่า “ทยุติ”; แล้วตามด้วย “ทาหจรัสเวนะ” นี่คือมนตร์นิรันดร์สิบเจ็ดพยางค์ที่มีนามว่า “นีลปตากา”

Word by Word

• द्युतिः: Dyuti (name/brightness)
• द्युतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युतिः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• दाहचरस्वेन: by the (meter/style) called dāhacarasva
• दाहचरस्वेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाहचरस्व (प्रातिपदिक; दाह + चरस्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दाहस्य चरस्वः)

• अस्याः: of this (her/this one)
• अस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• आद्यम्: the first
• आद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Kriyavisheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: 'immediately after')

• उक्ता: is said/has been stated
• उक्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्तः भूतकर्मणि-प्रयोगे क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नीलपताका-आख्या: named ‘Nīlapatākā’
• नीलपताका-आख्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीलपताका (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (नीलपताका नाम यस्याः सा)

• नित्या: eternal/constant
• नित्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सप्तदश-अक्षरी: having seventeen syllables
• सप्तदश-अक्षरी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (सप्तदश अक्षराणि यस्याः सा)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It identifies a specific “nitya” (ever-effective) mantra-vidyā called Nīlapatākā and preserves its technical structure—sequence and syllable-count—showing that spiritual efficacy is tied to precise transmission.

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

By presenting a named, eternal mantra, it implies a practical bhakti-method: devotion expressed through disciplined japa/recitation, where correct form (akṣara and order) supports steady worship and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā-oriented precision: the verse stresses akṣara-count (saptadaśākṣarī) and ordered phonetic components, underscoring correct pronunciation and sequencing as essential to mantra practice.