Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

तृतीयामथ वक्ष्यामि नाम्ना तु भगमालिनी । कामेश्वर्यादिरादिः स्याद्रसश्चापस्थिरारसः ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

tṛtīyāmatha vakṣyāmi nāmnā tu bhagamālinī | kāmeśvaryādirādiḥ syādrasaścāpasthirārasaḥ || 52 ||

Translation

Nay ta sẽ giảng về sự sắp đặt thứ ba, mang danh Bhagamālinī. Danh hiệu mở đầu (của Thần Nữ) là Kāmeśvarī, và ‘rasa’ tương ưng là chuỗi ‘cung—rasa an trụ’.

Word by Word

• तृतीयाम्: the third (one/section)
• तृतीयाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; feminine, accusative singular

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकरण-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक/अनन्तरार्थक (sequencing particle)

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall explain/say
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; future, 1st person singular

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; neuter, instrumental singular

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (emphatic/contrastive particle)

• भगमालिनी: (she) Bhagāmālinī
• भगमालिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग-मालिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; feminine, nominative singular; समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भगस्य मालिनी)

• कामेश्वरी-आदि-रादिः: the (series) beginning with Kāmeśvarī
• कामेश्वरी-आदि-रादिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामेश्वरी + आदि + रादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, nominative singular; समास: तत्पुरुष (आदि-रादिः = ‘the beginning-series beginning with…’)

• आदिः: the beginning/first
• आदिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, nominative singular

• स्यात्: should be/is to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; optative, 3rd person singular

• रसः: Rasa (a category/term)
• रसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अप-स्थिरा-रसः: the ‘ap-sthirā’ rasa
• अप-स्थिरा-रसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप + स्थिरा + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, nominative singular; समास: उपपद/तत्पुरुष (अप-स्थिरा-रसः = ‘rasa with ap + sthirā’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kāmeśvarī
• Bhagamālinī

FAQs

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

It frames a disciplined, step-by-step approach to sacred recitation by naming a specific third sequence (Bhagamālinī) and fixing its starting deity-name (Kāmeśvarī) and its rasa-pattern, emphasizing precision in ritual speech.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through correct, reverent practice—devotion becomes embodied in orderly mantra-krama, beginning with the invoked divine power (Kāmeśvarī) and following the prescribed sequence without arbitrariness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa-style technicality applied to mantra: identifying an ‘ādi’ (starting point) and a ‘rasa’ (phonetic/recitational grouping) that governs how a sequence is to be articulated in ritual contexts.