Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

नवाक्षराणि विद्याया नवरंध्रेषु विन्यसेत् । व्यापकं च समस्तेन कुर्यादेवात्मसिद्धये ॥ १०२ ॥

Transliteration

navākṣarāṇi vidyāyā navaraṃdhreṣu vinyaset | vyāpakaṃ ca samastena kuryādevātmasiddhaye || 102 ||

Translation

وِدیا کے نو اَکشروں کا نیاس بدن کے نو رَندھروں میں کرے۔ اسے کامل طور پر سراسر پھیلا ہوا جان کر دھیان کرے، تاکہ آتماسِدھی حاصل ہو॥

Word by Word

• नव-अक्षराणि: nine syllables/letters
• नव-अक्षराणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (नवानि अक्षराणि)

• विद्यायाः: of the vidyā (mantra/knowledge)
• विद्यायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नव-रन्ध्रेषु: in the nine apertures
• नव-रन्ध्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + रन्ध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (नवानि रन्ध्राणि)

• विन्यसेत्: should place/assign
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• व्यापकं: the pervading (nyāsa)
• व्यापकं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• समस्तेन: with the whole (method)/entirely
• समस्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (समस्तेन = whole/entirely)

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• आत्म-सिद्धये: for self-attainment/perfection
• आत्म-सिद्धये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनः सिद्धिः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches internalization of mantra-knowledge through nyāsa and then expanding that awareness as all-pervading, aiming directly at ātma-siddhi (Self-realization).

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

By placing the Vidyā within one’s own embodied experience and contemplating it as universally present, devotion becomes inward (antar-bhakti) and continuous rather than merely external ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical mantra-prayoga: nyāsa (ritual assignment), precise akṣara (syllable) awareness, and disciplined internal visualization—methods aligned with Vedic ritual science and mantra-śāstra practice.