Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 115

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

चतुर्भुजां त्रिनयनां माणिक्यमुकुटोज्ज्वलाम् । पाशांकुशामिक्षुचापं दाडिमीशायकं तथा ॥ ११५ ॥

Transliteration

caturbhujāṃ trinayanāṃ māṇikyamukuṭojjvalām | pāśāṃkuśāmikṣucāpaṃ dāḍimīśāyakaṃ tathā || 115 ||

Translation

اُسے چہار بازو، سہ چشم، اور یاقوت جڑے تاج سے درخشاں دھیان کرے—جو پاش اور اَنگُش دھارے ہوئے ہے، اور نیز گنّے کا کمان اور دَادِمی تیر بھی رکھتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• catur-bhujām: four-armed
• catur-bhujām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur + bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative Singular); द्विगुसमास: ‘four-armed’

• tri-nayanām: three-eyed
• tri-nayanām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri + nayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative Singular); द्विगु: ‘three-eyed’

• māṇikya-mukuṭa-ujjvalām: shining with a ruby crown
• māṇikya-mukuṭa-ujjvalām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māṇikya + mukuṭa + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘bright with a ruby-crown’ (māṇikya-mukuṭena ujjvalā)

• pāśa-aṅkuśa-āmikṣucāpam: (holding) noose, goad, and sugarcane-bow
• pāśa-aṅkuśa-āmikṣucāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśa + aṅkuśa + ikṣu + cāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative Singular); द्वन्द्व (समाहार): ‘noose, goad, sugarcane-bow’ (as a set of implements)

• dāḍimī-śāyakam: a pomegranate-arrow
• dāḍimī-śāyakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāḍimī + śāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘pomegranate-arrow’ (dāḍimyāḥ śāyakaḥ)

• tathā: and also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारबोधक अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, describing the deity for dhyana/puja visualization)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi (four-armed, three-eyed goddess form)

FAQs

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

It gives a precise dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (meditative iconography): by visualizing the deity’s form and emblems, the practitioner steadies the mind and aligns worship with śāstric (text-authorized) symbolism.

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

Bhakti here is practiced through focused remembrance (smaraṇa) and reverent visualization of the deity’s auspicious form—turning devotion into a disciplined, repeatable meditative act during pūjā and japa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science—devatā-rūpa nirūpaṇa used in mantra-sādhana and pūjā (a technical aid to correct dhyāna and nyāsa), even though it is not a grammar/astrology rule itself.