Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
हृद्धरासहितं दाहरयौ चरसमन्वितौ । रसः स्थिरा ततः प्राणो रसाग्निसहितो भवेत् ॥ ६२ ॥
hṛddharāsahitaṃ dāharayau carasamanvitau | rasaḥ sthirā tataḥ prāṇo rasāgnisahito bhavet || 62 ||
جب دل اور اسے سہارا دینے والی نالیاں باہم مل جائیں، اور ہاضم آگ حرکت کے ساتھ ہو، تو بدن کا رَس (غذائی سیال) ثابت ہو جاتا ہے؛ پھر پران رَس اور اگنی دونوں سے یُکت ہو جاتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/vedāṅga-style exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links inner vitality (prāṇa) to the steadiness of nutritive essence (rasa) and the proper functioning of inner fire (agni), implying that spiritual practice rests on a disciplined, well-regulated bodily-energetic foundation.
Indirectly: bhakti thrives when the practitioner’s prāṇa is steady; this verse explains the inner conditions—stable rasa and balanced agni—that support steadiness, clarity, and sustained devotional practice.
A technical, śāstra-like doctrine of prāṇa–agni–rasa regulation (often treated alongside auxiliary sciences), emphasizing how digestion/inner fire and bodily channels affect vitality and stability.