Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

तस्या विद्यां प्रवक्ष्यामि साधकानां सुसिद्धिदाम् । द्वितीयं वह्विवासिन्या नित्यक्लिन्ना चतुर्थकम् ॥ ११० ॥

Transliteration

tasyā vidyāṃ pravakṣyāmi sādhakānāṃ susiddhidām | dvitīyaṃ vahvivāsinyā nityaklinnā caturthakam || 110 ||

Translation

اب میں اُس وِدیا کا بیان کرتا ہوں جو سادھکوں کو بہترین سِدھی عطا کرتی ہے۔ اس کا دوسرا روپ ‘وہنی واسِنی’ اور چوتھا ‘نِتیہ کلِنّا’ کہلاتا ہے ॥۱۱۰॥

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — genitive relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• vidyām: mantra/vidyā
• vidyām: Karma (कर्म) — object of ‘pravakṣyāmi’
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (विद्या) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall proclaim
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया) — main predicate
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (प्र+वच्) धातु
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• sādhakānām: of practitioners
• sādhakānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — beneficiary relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhaka (साधक) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• susiddhidām: granting excellent success
• susiddhidām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (सु) अव्यय + siddhi-dā (सिद्धिदा) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — vidyām इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सुसिद्धिं ददाति या)

• dvitīyam: the second
• dvitīyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) / Saṃjñā (संज्ञा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (द्वितीय) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal) — implied ‘(nāma) dvitīyam’

• vahvivāsinyāḥ: of Vahnivāsinī
• vahvivāsinyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — genitive/appositional link
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (वह्नि) + vāsinī (वासिनी) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (वह्नौ वासिनी)

• nityaklinnā: Nityaklinnā (Ever-Moistened)
• nityaklinnā: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण) — apposition/name
• Type: Noun
• Root: nitya (नित्य) + klinnā (क्लिन्ना) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नित्या क्लिन्ना) — देवी-नाम

• caturthakam: the fourth (one)
• caturthakam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण) / Saṃjñā (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthaka (चतुर्थक) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-नाम (the fourth one)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in an instructional, vidyā-vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Vahni-vāsinī
• Nitya-klinnā

FAQs

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

It introduces a practitioner-oriented Vidyā said to grant “su-siddhi” (excellent accomplishment) and identifies specific named forms within its sequence, signaling a structured, technical transmission.

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

Indirectly: it frames spiritual progress as disciplined sādhana under a taught Vidyā; in the Purāṇic setting, such technical practice is typically meant to be aligned with purity, restraint, and devotion rather than mere power-seeking.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-vidhi methodology—classification and precise naming of mantra/vidyā forms—reflecting the technical, applied side of sacred learning emphasized in Book 1.3.