Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

प्राणो रसाग्निसहितः शून्ययुग्मं चरान्वितम् । नभोगोत्रा पुनश्चैषां दाहेन समयोजिता ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

prāṇo rasāgnisahitaḥ śūnyayugmaṃ carānvitam | nabhogotrā punaścaiṣāṃ dāhena samayojitā || 41 ||

Translation

Prāṇa, cùng với Rasa và Agni, được ghép với cặp số không, rồi phối hợp với các yếu tố “động” (biến). Lại nữa, đối với các yếu tố ấy, áp dụng “nabhogotra” (dòng tộc của hư không), và nối kết đúng phép bằng tác hành gọi là dāha (thiêu đốt).

Word by Word

• prāṇaḥ: Prāṇa (term/syllable)
• prāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rasa-agni-sahitaḥ: together with Rasa and Agni
• rasa-agni-sahitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rasa + agni + sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('accompanied with rasa and agni'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (qualifying prāṇaḥ)

• śūnya-yugmam: a pair of zeros
• śūnya-yugmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūnya + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('pair of zeros'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• cara-anvitam: accompanied by 'cara'
• cara-anvitam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('endowed with cara'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (qualifying śūnya-yugmam)

• nabhaḥ-gotrā: Nabhogotrā (a named group/term)
• nabhaḥ-gotrā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas + gotrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('sky-lineage/cluster'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• punaḥ: again/further
• punaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरर्थक (again/further)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• dāhena: by burning/heat (dāha)
• dāhena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• samayojitā: is properly joined/combined
• samayojitā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-yoj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (agreeing with nabhogotrā)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga-style section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It shows that even subtle principles like prāṇa are taught with disciplined, rule-based methods—implying that inner realization and outer ritual/technical knowledge must be integrated rather than treated as separate.

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

Indirectly: Bhakti in the Purāṇic framework is supported by correct understanding and correct practice; this kind of precise instruction safeguards worship and mantra-usage from error, which strengthens devotional life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, rule-driven procedure using specialized terms (śūnya ‘zero’, cara ‘variable/moving’, and dāha ‘burning’ as an operation), typical of Vedāṅga-style computational/ritual-technical instruction (often associated with Jyotiṣa and mantra-śāstra methods).