Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 193

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

शक्तयश्चापि पूजायां सुखासनसमन्विताः । सर्वा देव्याः समाकारमुखपाण्यायुधा अपि ॥ १९३ ॥

Transliteration

śaktayaścāpi pūjāyāṃ sukhāsanasamanvitāḥ | sarvā devyāḥ samākāramukhapāṇyāyudhā api || 193 ||

Translation

并且在供奉之仪中，随侍的诸圣力（Śakti）亦当观想安坐于安乐座；诸女神皆应作同一相貌——面容、手臂，乃至所持兵器亦相似。

Word by Word

• शक्तयः: the Shaktis
• शक्तयः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/समुच्चयार्थ (also/even)

• पूजायाम्: in worship
• पूजायाम्: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• सुख-आसन-समन्विताः: endowed with comfortable seats
• सुख-आसन-समन्विताः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP, √इ 'गत्यर्थ' + सम् + अनु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सुखासनैः समन्विताः = endowed with comfortable seats)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• देव्याः: of the Goddess
• देव्याः: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• सम-आकार-मुख-पाणि-आयुधाः: having the same form, faces, hands, and weapons (as the Goddess)
• सम-आकार-मुख-पाणि-आयुधाः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (देव्याः समाकारं मुखं पाणयः आयुधानि च येषाम्/यासाम्)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (also)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Nārada on pūjā-vidhi)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Śakti
• Devī

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is not only offering external items but also precise inner contemplation (dhyāna) of the divine retinue—Śaktis honored with dignity (āsana) and visualized in an ordered, harmonious form.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as attentive reverence: the devotee honors every aspect of the Divine—Devī and her Śaktis—through careful, respectful visualization that supports steadiness of mind and heartfelt devotion during pūjā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical discipline—iconographic and procedural exactness used in pūjā (a prayoga-style instruction), aligning with Vedāṅga concerns for correct performance and ordered recitation/meditation within a rite.