Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 194

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

जप्या जपादौ गोपालमनूनां जनरंजनी । हृदयं कामदेवाय ङेंतं सर्वजनप्रियम् ॥ १९४ ॥

Transliteration

japyā japādau gopālamanūnāṃ janaraṃjanī | hṛdayaṃ kāmadevāya ṅeṃtaṃ sarvajanapriyam || 194 ||

Translation

يُتلى في مطلع الجَپا (التسبيح) ذِكرُ «جانَرَنْجَنِي» التابع لمناطرِ غوبالا، المُفرِح للناس. وأما «هْرِدَيَه» (مَنترا القلب) لكاماديفا، المبتدئ بالمقطع البذري «ṅeṃ»، فقد أُعلن أنه محبوبٌ لدى جميع الناس.

Word by Word

• जप्या: to be recited
• जप्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive), 'to be recited'

• जप-आदौ: in japa and the like
• जप-आदौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जपः आदिः यस्मिन्/यत्र)

• गोपाल-मनूनाम्: of the Gopāla-mantras
• गोपाल-मनूनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपाल (प्रातिपदिक) + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गोपालस्य मनवः/मनूनाम्)

• जन-रञ्जनी: delighter of people
• जन-रञ्जनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक) + रञ्जनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जनान् रञ्जयति इति)

• हृदयम्: heart (core mantra)
• हृदयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कामदेवाय: for Kāmadeva
• कामदेवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• ङेंतम्: 'ṅeṃta' (seed-syllable)
• ङेंतम्: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ङेंत (मन्त्र-बीज/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मन्त्र-शब्द (seed-syllable)

• सर्व-जन-प्रियम्: dear to all people
• सर्व-जन-प्रियम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां जनानां प्रियम्)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual-mantra context, in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Gopala
• Kamadeva

FAQs

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

It highlights the disciplined structure of mantra-practice: starting japa with an appropriate Gopāla-related formula and using a specific hṛdaya-mantra to concentrate the deity’s essence, aiming at inner attraction toward dharma and devotion.

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

By emphasizing Gopāla-mantra japa, it frames devotion as a repeatable, heart-centered practice where the divine name/formula is approached with method—beginning correctly and focusing on the mantra’s ‘heart’ (hṛdaya) to deepen loving remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects procedural mantra-vidhi—how and when to apply specific mantras in japa—aligned with Śikṣā (sound/recitation discipline) and broader ritual method, including attention to bija/hṛdaya components used in technical mantra traditions.