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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

एतैर्मनुभिरष्टाभिः शक्तिभिर्वर्गसंयुक्तैः । वाग्देवतांतैर्न्यासः स्याद्येन देव्यात्मको भवेत् ॥ ३३ ॥

etairmanubhiraṣṭābhiḥ śaktibhirvargasaṃyuktaiḥ | vāgdevatāṃtairnyāsaḥ syādyena devyātmako bhavet || 33 ||

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एतैःby/with these
एतैः:
करण (Instrument)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
मनुभिःby mantras (manus)
मनुभिः:
करण (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
अष्टाभिःeight (in number)
अष्टाभिः:
विशेषण (Adjective to मनुभिः/शक्तिभिः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक
शक्तिभिःwith powers (śaktis)
शक्तिभिः:
करण (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
वर्ग-संयुक्तैःjoined with the (letter) groups
वर्ग-संयुक्तैः:
विशेषण (Adjective to मनुभिः/शक्तिभिः)
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्ग + संयुक्त (सम्-युज् धातु + क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तृतीया-बहुवचन विशेषण; तत्पुरुष: वर्गेण संयुक्ताः (joined with the groups/classes)
वाक्-देवत-अन्तैःending with the Vāk-deity
वाक्-देवत-अन्तैः:
करण (Instrument; qualifier of the means)
TypeAdjective
Rootवाक् + देवत + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: वाक्-देवतया अन्ताः (ending with the speech-deity)
न्यासःnyāsa (ritual placement)
न्यासः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootन्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
स्यात्should be / may be
स्यात्:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
येनby which
येन:
करण (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धे/करणे ‘by which’
देवी-आत्मकःGoddess-natured
देवी-आत्मकः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (Predicate adjective of the subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवी + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: देव्याः आत्मा यस्य/देवीस्वरूपः (having the nature of the Goddess)
भवेत्should become
भवेत्:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/Mantra-nyasa context)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

V
Vāgdevatā
D
Devī
Ś
Śakti

FAQs

It teaches that correctly performed mantra-nyāsa—using the proper set of mantras, their śaktis, and the phonetic order—transforms the practitioner’s inner state so that consciousness becomes aligned with (and “made of”) the Devī principle.

Although technical, the verse frames ritual precision as a form of devotion: honoring Vāgdevatā through nyāsa sanctifies speech and mind, making worship and recitation more spiritually potent and Devī-centered.

It highlights Śikṣā (phonetics) via “vargas” (letter-classes) and their disciplined application in mantra practice, showing how sound-structure and correct placement (nyāsa) are integral to ritual efficacy.