Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
दद्याद्बिभ्रत्कराग्रैरपि दरमुरलीपुष्पबाणेक्षुचापानक्षस्पृक्पूर्णकुंभौ स्मरललितवपुर्दिव्यभूषांगरागः । व्याख्यां वामे वितन्वन् स्फुटरुचिरपदो वेणुना विश्वमात्रे शब्दब्रह्मोद्भवेन श्रियमरुणरुचिर्बल्लवीवल्लभो नः ॥ ३५ ॥
dadyādbibhratkarāgrairapi daramuralīpuṣpabāṇekṣucāpānakṣaspṛkpūrṇakuṃbhau smaralalitavapurdivyabhūṣāṃgarāgaḥ | vyākhyāṃ vāme vitanvan sphuṭarucirapado veṇunā viśvamātre śabdabrahmodbhavena śriyamaruṇarucirballavīvallabho naḥ || 35 ||
ليمنحنا بَلَّوِي-وَلَّبَه، حبيب فتيات الرعاة (الغوبيات)، المتلألئ بضياءٍ ورديّ، الشِّرِيَّ والازدهار. هو الذي يحمل بأطراف أصابعه النايَ الرقيقَ النغم، ويحمل سهامَ الزهور وقوسَ قصبِ السكر (لسيد الهوى كاما)، ويحمل جَرَّتين ممتلئتين تكادان تمسان عينيه؛ جسدُه فاتنٌ كالحبّ نفسه، مزدانٌ بحُليٍّ سماوية وأدهانٍ عطرة. وبيده اليسرى يبسط الشرح، وبنايه المولود من شَبْدَا-براهما يعلّم أمَّ الكون بأنغامٍ صافيةٍ جميلة.
Narada (hymnic voice within the Narada Purana’s Vedanga-focused section; framed in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It meditates on Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the source of auspiciousness (śrī) through Śabda-Brahman—divine sound—showing that spiritual and worldly prosperity arise from attunement to sacred vibration embodied in His flute.
Bhakti here is contemplative worship: visualizing Kṛṣṇa’s beauty and symbols while hearing/remembering His flute as sacred sound, the devotee receives grace (dadyāt) and inner refinement through loving remembrance.
The verse foregrounds Śabda-Brahman and the power of articulated sound, aligning with Vedanga concerns—especially Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (structured expression)—by portraying clear, distinct notes (sphuṭa) as spiritually formative.