Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

कामेश्वर्यास्तृतीयादिवर्णानामष्टकं भवेत् । हृदंबुमरुता युक्तः स एवैकादशाक्षरः ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

kāmeśvaryāstṛtīyādivarṇānāmaṣṭakaṃ bhavet | hṛdaṃbumarutā yuktaḥ sa evaikādaśākṣaraḥ || 80 ||

Translation

由迦梅湿瓦丽（Kāmeśvarī）真言的第三字及其后诸字，组成八音节之组；再与“hṛd”“ambu”“marut”三音相合，即成十一音节真言。

Word by Word

• kāmeśvaryāḥ: of Kāmeśvarī
• kāmeśvaryāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — genitive relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmeśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• tṛtīya-ādi-varṇānām: of the letters beginning with the third
• tṛtīya-ādi-varṇānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (tṛtīyādayaḥ varṇāḥ); पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• aṣṭakam: a set of eight
• aṣṭakam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• bhavet: should be/becomes
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• hṛt-ambu-marutā: with heart, water, and wind
• hṛt-ambu-marutā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd/hṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + ambu (प्रातिपदिक) + marut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (hṛt + ambu + marut); तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular) — collective instrument

• yuktaḥ: joined/combined
• yuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj धातु-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचन, qualifying saḥ (mantra/akṣaraḥ)

• saḥ: that/he/it
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• ekādaśa-akṣaraḥ: eleven-syllabled (mantra)
• ekādaśa-akṣaraḥ: Pratijñā/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + akṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (ekādaśa akṣarāṇi yasya/ekādaśa-akṣaraḥ); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada on mantra-vidya)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Kāmeśvarī

FAQs

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

It gives a precise rule for constructing a specific mantra by syllable-selection and combination, emphasizing that spiritual practice must follow exact phonetic and structural prescriptions (akṣara-śuddhi) for efficacy.

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

It supports bhakti indirectly by showing how devotional worship can be stabilized through correctly formed mantras; disciplined mantra-vidyā becomes a technical aid to focused remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-śāstra methodology: counting syllables (aṣṭaka/ekādaśākṣara), selecting varṇas in sequence, and combining seed-syllables according to rule-based ritual grammar.