Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

गलत्परागधूलिभिः सुरभीकृतदिङ्मुखः । स्मरेच्छिशिरितं वृंदावनं मंत्रीसमाहितः ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

galatparāgadhūlibhiḥ surabhīkṛtadiṅmukhaḥ | smarecchiśiritaṃ vṛṃdāvanaṃ maṃtrīsamāhitaḥ || 41 ||

Translation

Wenn umhertreibender Blütenstaub die Antlitze aller Himmelsrichtungen mit Duft erfüllt, soll der Mantra-Übende—den Geist ganz gesammelt im Samadhi—Vṛndāvana betrachten, als wäre es durch frommes Erinnern gekühlt.

Word by Word

• galat: dripping/falling
• galat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gal (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनरूपेण समासपूर्वपदत्वेन; present participle ‘falling/dripping’

• parāga: pollen
• parāga: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग); ‘pollen’

• dhūlibhiḥ: with dust
• dhūlibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūli (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• surabhī-kṛta-diṅ-mukhaḥ: whose directions’ faces were made fragrant
• surabhī-kṛta-diṅ-mukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: surabhī (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛ (धातु) + diś (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष): ‘दिङ्मुख’ (दिशां मुखानि) + ‘सुरभीकृत’ (कृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle ‘made fragrant’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• smara-icchā-śiśiritam: cooled by the desire of love
• smara-icchā-śiśiritam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smara (प्रातिपदिक) + icchā (प्रातिपदिक) + śiśirita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष): ‘स्मरेच्छा’ (स्मरस्य इच्छा) + ‘शिशिरित’ (शिशिर-धात्वर्थक/नामधातु-प्रयोगे क्त, ‘cooled/chilled’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (कर्मणि)

• vṛndāvanam: Vṛndāvana
• vṛndāvanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛndāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• maṃtrī-samāhitaḥ: the minister, being composed/attentive
• maṃtrī-samāhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṃtrin (प्रातिपदिक) + sam-ā-dhā (धातु)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः: ‘मन्त्री’ (counsellor/minister) + ‘समाहित’ (सम्+आ+धा, क्त-प्रत्यय; ‘composed/attentive’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/mantra-practice context; dialogue frame traditionally with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vṛndāvana

FAQs

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

It presents sacred remembrance (smaraṇa) as a yogic tool: the practitioner steadies the mind (samāhita) and contemplates a sanctified landscape (Vṛndāvana), where sensory purity (fragrance, coolness) supports inner clarity and devotion.

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

By urging remembrance of Vṛndāvana, it points to bhakti through smaraṇa—bringing the heart to the Lord’s sacred realm in contemplation, so devotion becomes continuous and emotionally ‘cooling’ (śiśirita) to the mind.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is mantra-sādhana discipline: mental one-pointedness (samāhita) and visualization/remembrance as an aid to japa and dhyāna—an applied, technical instruction aligned with Vedanga-style practice methods.