Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

ततो रसः स्थिरा पश्चान्मरुता सह योजिता । अंबहंसचरोऽथिक्तो रसोऽथ स्यात्स्थिरा पुनः ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

tato rasaḥ sthirā paścānmarutā saha yojitā | aṃbahaṃsacaro'thikto raso'tha syātsthirā punaḥ || 55 ||

Translation

其后，rasa复归安定；继而与风（vāyu）的流动相合。再后，如天鹅行于水上，它愈加浓烈；而那rasa又再次归于恒定。

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् अर्थे (ablatival adverb)

• रसः: Rasa
• रसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्थिरा: Sthirā
• स्थिरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक

• मरुता: with wind
• मरुता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (prepositional adverb ‘with’)

• योजिता: joined/combined
• योजिता: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; feminine nominative singular

• अम्ब-हंस-चरः: the ‘amba/ambu-haṃsa-cara’ (name/form)
• अम्ब-हंस-चरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्ब + हंस + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; masculine nominative singular; समास: तत्पुरुष (अम्ब-हंस-चरः = ‘the ambā/ambu-haṃsa-cara’)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक

• इक्तः: (text-uncertain: said/termed?)
• इक्तः: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु?)
• Form: पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप; सम्भाव्यं कृदन्त (क्त) पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; text-uncertain form

• रसः: Rasa
• रसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• स्थिरा: Sthirā
• स्थिरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb ‘again’)

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Marut (Vayu)
• Haṃsa

FAQs

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

It describes an inner process where the vital essence (rasa) alternates between activation and stabilization, implying disciplined regulation of subtle forces (especially vāyu) to reach steadiness.

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

Though technical, it supports Bhakti by emphasizing steadiness and refinement of the inner instrument; a stabilized prāṇa-mind field makes remembrance and worship of Vishnu more continuous and undistracted.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, quasi-yogic physiology aligned with Vedanga-style instruction: how vāyu (marut) interacts with inner ‘rasa’ and how stabilization (sthira) is a key practical outcome of disciplined practice.