Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 200

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

Devanagari script

गोपधामा सुदामांबा गोपाली गोपमोहिनी । गोपभूषा कृष्णभूषा श्रीवृन्दावनचंद्रिका ॥ २०० ॥

Transliteration

gopadhāmā sudāmāṃbā gopālī gopamohinī | gopabhūṣā kṛṣṇabhūṣā śrīvṛndāvanacaṃdrikā || 200 ||

Translation

তিনি গোপদের দীপ্তিময় ধাম; সুধামার পূজ্যা জননী; গোপালী—গোপসমাজকে মোহিতকারিণী। তিনি গোপদের অলংকার এবং স্বয়ং শ্রীকৃষ্ণের ভূষণ; শ্রীবৃন্দাবনের মঙ্গলময় চন্দ্রজ্যোৎস্না।

Word by Word

• गोपधामा: she whose abode/light is among the cowherds
• गोपधामा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप-धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गोपस्य धाम/धाम्नी इति)

• सुदामा: she of excellent radiance
• सुदामा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-दामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु + दामा = उत्तम-दीप्तिः/उत्तम-तेजः)

• अम्बा: mother; revered lady
• अम्बा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गोपाली: cowherd maiden (gopī)
• गोपाली: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपाली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गोपमोहिनी: enchantress of the cowherds
• गोपमोहिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप-मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गोपान् मोहयति इति)

• गोपभूषा: ornament of the cowherds
• गोपभूषा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप-भूषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गोपानां भूषणम्/भूषा)

• कृष्णभूषा: ornament of Krishna
• कृष्णभूषा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण-भूषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कृष्णस्य भूषणम्/भूषा)

• श्रीवृन्दावनचंद्रिका: moonlight of sacred Vrindavana
• श्रीवृन्दावनचंद्रिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-वृन्दावन-चन्द्रिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (श्रीयुक्ते वृन्दावने चन्द्रिका इव)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue responding to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Vrindavana
• Gopas
• Sudama

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a nāma-stuti: a concentrated praise through epithets that present the Devi as inseparable from Kṛṣṇa’s Vraja-līlā—ornamenting Kṛṣṇa, enchanting the gopas, and illuminating Vṛndāvana like moonlight—thereby directing the mind to Vraja-bhakti and affectionate devotion.

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

Bhakti is expressed here through loving remembrance (smaraṇa) and praise (stuti) of divine qualities: by repeatedly invoking names tied to Vṛndāvana and Kṛṣṇa’s companions (gopas), the devotee cultivates intimacy, sweetness (mādhurya), and single-pointed devotion centered on Kṛṣṇa and His Vraja.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is Vyākaraṇa-based name-analysis used in stotra practice: compound epithets (samāsa) like gopa-bhūṣā and śrī-vṛndāvana-caṃdrikā encode theology in concise form, aiding correct recitation, memorization, and contemplative meaning during japa or ritual chanting.