Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 139

The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma

Devanagari script

भक्तिग्राह्या भक्तिरूपा लावण्यसरसी उमा । ब्रह्मरुद्रादिसंराध्या नित्यं कौतूहलान्विता ॥ १३९ ॥

Transliteration

bhaktigrāhyā bhaktirūpā lāvaṇyasarasī umā | brahmarudrādisaṃrādhyā nityaṃ kautūhalānvitā || 139 ||

Translation

أوما تُدرَك بالبهاكتي؛ فهي البهاكتي متجسّدة—بحيرةٌ من الجمال البهيّ. يعبدها برهما ورودرا وسائر الديفا على الدوام، وهي ممتلئة أبدًا بدهشةٍ بهيجة.

Word by Word

• भक्तिग्राह्या: attainable through devotion
• भक्तिग्राह्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्राह्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √ग्रह्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (gerundive/भाव्य): ‘ग्राह्या’ = to be grasped/attained; तत्पुरुष: ‘भक्त्या ग्राह्या’

• भक्तिरूपा: whose form is devotion
• भक्तिरूपा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘भक्तिः एव रूपं यस्याः/या’ (having devotion as her form)

• लावण्यसरसी: a lake of beauty
• लावण्यसरसी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लावण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सरसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘लावण्यरूपा सरसी’ (a lake/pool of beauty)

• उमा: Umā
• उमा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संज्ञा (name/epithet)

• ब्रह्मरुद्रादिसंराध्या: worshipped by Brahmā, Rudra, and others
• ब्रह्मरुद्रादिसंराध्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + सं-राध्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √राध् with सम्-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (gerundive/भाव्य): ‘संराध्या’ = to be propitiated/worshipped; तत्पुरुष: ‘ब्रह्मरुद्रादिभिः संराध्या’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial—time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कौतूहलान्विता: endowed with curiosity/joyful interest
• कौतूहलान्विता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौतूहल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; past participle from √इ with अनु-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद: ‘कौतूहलेन अन्विता’ (endowed with curiosity/interest)

Speaker

Narada (within a didactic-stuti passage; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Uma
• Brahma
• Rudra (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Divine (here, Umā) is truly approached through bhakti, portraying the Goddess as both the goal and the very form of devotion.

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

By stating “bhaktigrāhyā” and “bhaktirūpā,” it emphasizes that devotion is not merely a method but the qualifying lens by which the deity is known and realized.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught directly; the verse functions as stuti (praise) supporting upāsanā—regular worship (saṃrādhanā) as a devotional discipline.