Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

शून्यं व्याप्तं च दद्युक्तं रयदाहस्ववह्निभिः । हंसः सदाहोंबगुरसा चरस्वैः संयुतो भवेत् ॥ ७२ ॥

Transliteration

śūnyaṃ vyāptaṃ ca dadyuktaṃ rayadāhasvavahnibhiḥ | haṃsaḥ sadāhoṃbagurasā carasvaiḥ saṃyuto bhavet || 72 ||

Translation

Khi các thuật ngữ “śūnya” và “vyāpta” được kết hợp với “dad‑yukta”, lại kèm các âm “raya”, “dāha”, “sva” và “vahni”, thì phép cấu thành (mật nghĩa) ấy thành “haṃsa”, được nối với chuỗi “sadāhoṃba‑gurasā” và “carasvai”.

Word by Word

• śūnyam: void; empty
• śūnyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; adjective used predicatively

• vyāptam: pervaded; filled
• vyāptam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāpta (कृदन्त; √vyāp व्याप्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; past passive participle (क्त)

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

• dad-yuktam: joined with ‘dad’ (syllable/element)
• dad-yuktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dad + yukta (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (dad-युक्त = ‘with/connected with dad’)

• raya-dāha-sva-vahnibhiḥ: by the fires (vahnīs) of ‘raya’, ‘dāha’, and ‘sva’
• raya-dāha-sva-vahnibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raya + dāha + sva + vahni (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; instrumental of a multi-member compound

• haṃsaḥ: Haṃsa (mystic syllable/term)
• haṃsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sadāha-om-bagurasā: with/through ‘sadāha-om-bagurasa’ (obscure term)
• sadāha-om-bagurasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadāha + om + bagurasa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (पाठभेद/अस्पष्ट), तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental compound; text appears corrupt/obscure

• carasvaiḥ: by/with ‘carasva’ (obscure)
• carasvaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: carasva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; reading uncertain (possibly mantra-syllables)

• saṃyutaḥ: joined; combined
• saṃyutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃyuta (कृदन्त; √yuj सम्+युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past passive participle (क्त)

• bhavet: would become; should be
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (instruction to Narada in a technical Vedanga-style passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Hamsa

FAQs

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

It presents a technical construction that culminates in “haṃsa”, a word widely used to indicate the supreme Self (paramātman) and the inner mantra-current; the verse links precise phonetic/structural formation with contemplative meaning.

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

By emphasizing correct mantra-formation and recitation, it supports disciplined japa and remembrance—practices that, when directed to the Supreme (often Vishnu in the Narada Purana), become steady bhakti through sound, attention, and meaning.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Shiksha (phonetics) and allied mantra-technical method: the verse describes how specified syllabic elements are combined to yield a defined form (“haṃsa”), underscoring accuracy in sound-units and their prescribed junctions.