Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 138

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

Devanagari script

वैकुंठजनसंसेव्या कोटिलक्ष्मी सुखावहा । कोटिकंदर्पलावण्या रतिकोटिरतिप्रदा ॥ १३८ ॥

Transliteration

vaikuṃṭhajanasaṃsevyā koṭilakṣmī sukhāvahā | koṭikaṃdarpalāvaṇyā ratikoṭiratipradā || 138 ||

Translation

Die Bewohner Vaikuṇṭhas ehren und dienen ihr; sie schenkt das Glück unzähliger Lakṣmīs. Ihre Schönheit übertrifft Millionen von Kāma-devas, und sie gewährt Wonnen, die Millionen und Abermillionen von Freuden übersteigen.

Word by Word

• वैकुण्ठजनसंसेव्या: served by the people of Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठजनसंसेव्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक) + संसेव्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √सेव् with सम्-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (gerundive/भाव्य): ‘संसेव्या’ = to be served; तत्पुरुष: ‘वैकुण्ठजनैः संसेव्या’ (by Vaikuṇṭha people)

• कोटिलक्ष्मी: (possessing) crores of Lakṣmī / immense fortune
• कोटिलक्ष्मी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/परिमाणवाचक-निर्देश: ‘कोटीनां लक्ष्मीः’ (lakṣmī of crores)

• सुखावहा: bringing happiness
• सुखावहा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; from √वह् with आ-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘सुखम् आवहति’ (brings happiness)

• कोटिकन्दर्पलावण्या: having beauty of (like) crores of Kandarpa
• कोटिकन्दर्पलावण्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्दर्प (प्रातिपदिक) + लावण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘कोटिकन्दर्पस्य (इव) लावण्यम्’—beauty like that of crores of Kandarpa

• रतिकोटिरतिप्रदा: giver of love/pleasure in crores
• रतिकोटिरतिप्रदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + रति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; from √दा with प्र-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘रतिकोटिं रतिं प्रददाति’ / ‘रतिकोट्या तुल्यां रतिं प्रदा’ (giver of immense love/pleasure)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vaikuntha
• Lakshmi
• Kandarpa
• Rati

FAQs

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

The verse magnifies divine auspiciousness (śrī) as Vaikuṇṭha-centered and devotionally accessible—true prosperity is portrayed as service-linked grace that culminates in higher bliss, not merely worldly gain.

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

By stressing that she is “served by the residents of Vaikuṇṭha,” it frames spiritual attainment as sevā (reverent service) and stuti (praise), where divine favor arises through devotion aligned with Viṣṇu’s abode and values.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily alaṅkāra-style praise (stuti) through hyperbolic comparison (koṭi—‘crores’)—a practical takeaway for mantra/stotra recitation is the use of measured epithets to fix attention (smṛti) on a deity’s guṇas (qualities).