Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 97

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

पंचमीय समाख्याता भेरुंडाख्या मुनीश्वर । यस्याः स्मरणतो नश्येद्गरलं त्रिविधं क्षणात् ॥ ९७ ॥

Transliteration

paṃcamīya samākhyātā bheruṃḍākhyā munīśvara | yasyāḥ smaraṇato naśyedgaralaṃ trividhaṃ kṣaṇāt || 97 ||

Translation

ข้าแต่มุนีผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ วิทยาที่ห้ากล่าวนามว่า “เภรุณฑา”; เพียงระลึกถึงก็ทำให้พิษสามประการดับสิ้นในฉับพลัน।

Word by Word

• पंचमीय: the fifth (one)
• पंचमीय: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पंचमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• समाख्याता: called/known as
• समाख्याता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• भेरुंडाख्या: named ‘Bheruṇḍā’
• भेरुंडाख्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भेरुंड + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम-आख्यावाचक: ‘भेरुंड’ इति आख्या यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• यस्याः: of which/whose
• यस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• स्मरणतः: from (its) remembrance
• स्मरणतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे (ablative: ‘from/by the act of remembering’)

• नश्येत्: would perish/be destroyed
• नश्येत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• गरलम्: poison
• गरलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• त्रिविधम्: threefold
• त्रिविधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (संख्यापूर्वक: ‘threefold’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (garalam)

• क्षणात्: in an instant/immediately
• क्षणात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; काल-अपादान (ablative of time)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bheruṇḍā

FAQs

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

It presents a rakṣā-vidyā (protective formula) where smaraṇa—recollection with faith and steadiness—is itself treated as a potent spiritual act capable of neutralizing danger (here, poison) immediately.

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

Although technical in tone, the verse emphasizes smaraṇa (remembrance), a core bhakti practice; it implies that focused remembrance of a sacred power/name functions as direct refuge and protection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied mantra-śāstra and rakṣā-prayoga (protective application), a technical strand often taught alongside Vedic disciplines—using disciplined recitation/remembering as a remedial measure in calamities like poisoning.