Shloka 26

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā

Devanagari script

यः कृष्णो राधिकानाथः स लक्ष्मीशः प्रकीर्तितः । स एव ब्रह्मरूपश्च धर्मो नारायणस्तथा ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

yaḥ kṛṣṇo rādhikānāthaḥ sa lakṣmīśaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | sa eva brahmarūpaśca dharmo nārāyaṇastathā || 26 ||

Translation

إنّ من هو كريشنا (Kṛṣṇa)، ربّ رادهيكا (Rādhikā)، يُشاد به أيضًا ربًّا للاكشمي (Lakṣmī). هو وحده ذو طبيعة براهمان (Brahman)؛ هو الدارما (Dharma)، وهو كذلك نارايانا (Nārāyaṇa).

Word by Word

• यः: he who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राधिकानाथः: lord of Rādhikā
• राधिकानाथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधिका + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: राधिकायाः नाथः (lord of Rādhikā)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संकेत (demonstrative)

• लक्ष्मीशः: lord of Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: लक्ष्म्याः ईशः (lord of Lakṣmī)

• प्रकीर्तितः: is proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग: 'is proclaimed'

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अवधारण

• ब्रह्मरूपः: having the form of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मरूपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ब्रह्मणः रूपम् यस्य (having Brahmā-form) (usage adjectival)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• धर्मः: Dharma
• धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Prakāra (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ: 'likewise/also'

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Radhika
• Lakshmi
• Brahman
• Dharma
• Narayana

FAQs

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

It asserts the unity of divine identities: Krishna (Radha’s Lord) is the same Supreme as Lakshmi’s Lord (Vishnu/Narayana), and that very Supreme is also Brahman and Dharma—linking personal devotion with the highest metaphysical truth.

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

By equating Krishna with Narayana and Brahman, the verse validates Krishna-bhakti as worship of the Supreme Lord Himself, showing that loving devotion to Krishna reaches the same ultimate reality praised in Vedantic and Vaishnava traditions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga practice is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is theological clarity for mantra-japa and worship—one may worship Krishna as Narayana, the Supreme Brahman, without contradiction in doctrine.