Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 137

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

Devanagari script

श्रुतिनिःश्वसिता दिव्या गोविंदरसदायिनी । श्रीकृष्णप्रार्थनीशाना महानन्दप्रदायिनी ॥ १३७ ॥

Transliteration

śrutiniḥśvasitā divyā goviṃdarasadāyinī | śrīkṛṣṇaprārthanīśānā mahānandapradāyinī || 137 ||

Translation

Sie ist der göttliche Ausatem der Śruti (der Veden), die Spenderin des Nektars der Govinda-rasa; die souveräne Kraft, die das Gebet zu Śrī Kṛṣṇa ermöglicht, und die Geberin großer Wonne.

Word by Word

• श्रुतिनिःश्वसिता: (she who is) the exhalation of the Vedas
• श्रुतिनिःश्वसिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + निःश्वसित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √श्वस्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘श्रुतेः निःश्वसितम्’ (Vedas’ exhalation) used as epithet

• दिव्या: divine
• दिव्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• गोविंदरसदायिनी: giver of Govinda’s rasa (nectar/joy)
• गोविंदरसदायिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक; from √दा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘गोविन्दस्य रसः’ + ‘दायिनी’ = ‘गोविन्दरसस्य दायिनी’

• श्रीकृष्णप्रार्थनीशाना: the sovereign lady associated with Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s prayer/supplication
• श्रीकृष्णप्रार्थनीशाना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रार्थनी (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशाना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘श्रीकृष्णस्य प्रार्थनी’ (one who is prayed to by/for Śrī Kṛṣṇa) + ‘ईशाना’ (mistress/lady) as appositional determinative

• महानन्दप्रदायिनी: bestower of great bliss
• महानन्दप्रदायिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदायिनी (प्रातिपदिक; from √दा with प्र-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘महानन्दं प्रदायिनी’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Sri Krishna
• Sruti (Vedas)

FAQs

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

The verse presents sacred speech/mantra as Veda-born and divine, capable of giving “Govinda-rasa” and culminating in great bliss—showing that revelation (Śruti) becomes lived devotion through sound.

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

Bhakti is framed as effective prayer to Śrī Kṛṣṇa empowered by Vedic, divinely sourced mantra—devotion is not merely emotion but a Śruti-aligned practice that yields Govinda’s nectar-like experience.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly points to Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation) and Vyākaraṇa (linguistic precision) as supports for mantra-prayer: when sacred sound is preserved and correctly employed, it becomes a direct means to devotional realization.