Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

एवं संपूज्य गोपालं कुर्यादावरणार्चनम् । यजेद्दामसुदामौ च वसुदामं च किंकिणीम् ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃpūjya gopālaṃ kuryādāvaraṇārcanam | yajeddāmasudāmau ca vasudāmaṃ ca kiṃkiṇīm || 59 ||

Translation

So soll man, nachdem man Gopāla gebührend verehrt hat, die Āvaraṇa-Arcana vollziehen, die Verehrung der umgebenden Gottheiten. Ebenso soll man Dāma und Sudāma, Vasudāma und Kiṅkiṇī verehren.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय

• सम्-पूज्य: having worshipped
• सम्-पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having duly worshipped’

• गोपालम्: Gopāla
• गोपालम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• आवरण-अर्चनम्: worship of the surrounding deities (āvaraṇa-arcana)
• आवरण-अर्चनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आवरणस्य अर्चनम् = worship of the enclosures/attendant deities)

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दाम-सुदामौ: Dāma and Sudāma
• दाम-सुदामौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाम (प्रातिपदिक) + सुदाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (दाम च सुदाम च)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction), अव्यय

• वसुदामम्: Vasudāma
• वसुदामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction), अव्यय

• किंकिणीम्: Kiṃkiṇī (name of a deity/attendant)
• किंकिणीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंकिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Gopala (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Dama
• Sudama
• Vasudama
• Kinkini

FAQs

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

It teaches completeness in worship: after honoring the principal deity (Gopāla), the devotee also reveres the Lord’s āvaraṇa—His supporting retinue—so the sādhana becomes holistic and properly ordered.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as attentive service (upacāra) not only to Gopāla but also to those associated with Him, reflecting the Purāṇic ideal that honoring the Lord includes honoring His divine entourage and protective circle.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual sequencing and procedural correctness (kalpa-style practice): first the main deity’s worship, then āvaraṇa-arcana, naming specific members of the retinue for systematic invocation and offering.