Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

प्राणो रसाग्निसहितः शून्ययुग्मं चरान्वितम् । नभोगोत्रा पुनश्चैषां दाहेन समयोजिता ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

prāṇo rasāgnisahitaḥ śūnyayugmaṃ carānvitam | nabhogotrā punaścaiṣāṃ dāhena samayojitā || 41 ||

Translation

‘ปราณะ’ เมื่อประกอบด้วย ‘รสะ’ และ ‘อัคนิ’ แล้ว ให้รวมกับ ‘ศูนยะ’ เป็นคู่ และประกอบด้วยปัจจัย ‘จระ’ (เคลื่อนไหว) อีกครั้งหนึ่ง สำหรับสิ่งเหล่านี้ให้ใช้ ‘นโภ-โคตร’ และเชื่อมให้เหมาะสมด้วยกระบวนการที่เรียกว่า ‘ทาหะ’ (การเผา)

Word by Word

• prāṇaḥ: Prāṇa (term/syllable)
• prāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rasa-agni-sahitaḥ: together with Rasa and Agni
• rasa-agni-sahitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rasa + agni + sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('accompanied with rasa and agni'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (qualifying prāṇaḥ)

• śūnya-yugmam: a pair of zeros
• śūnya-yugmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūnya + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('pair of zeros'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• cara-anvitam: accompanied by 'cara'
• cara-anvitam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('endowed with cara'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (qualifying śūnya-yugmam)

• nabhaḥ-gotrā: Nabhogotrā (a named group/term)
• nabhaḥ-gotrā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas + gotrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('sky-lineage/cluster'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• punaḥ: again/further
• punaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरर्थक (again/further)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• dāhena: by burning/heat (dāha)
• dāhena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• samayojitā: is properly joined/combined
• samayojitā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-yoj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (agreeing with nabhogotrā)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga-style section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It shows that even subtle principles like prāṇa are taught with disciplined, rule-based methods—implying that inner realization and outer ritual/technical knowledge must be integrated rather than treated as separate.

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

Indirectly: Bhakti in the Purāṇic framework is supported by correct understanding and correct practice; this kind of precise instruction safeguards worship and mantra-usage from error, which strengthens devotional life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, rule-driven procedure using specialized terms (śūnya ‘zero’, cara ‘variable/moving’, and dāha ‘burning’ as an operation), typical of Vedāṅga-style computational/ritual-technical instruction (often associated with Jyotiṣa and mantra-śāstra methods).