Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 155

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

Devanagari script

दिव्यांगनावृन्दसारा नित्यनूतनयौवना । परब्रह्मावृता ध्येया महारूपा महोज्ज्वला ॥ १५५ ॥

Transliteration

divyāṃganāvṛndasārā nityanūtanayauvanā | parabrahmāvṛtā dhyeyā mahārūpā mahojjvalā || 155 ||

Translation

Sie ist das Wesen der Scharen himmlischer Jungfrauen, ewig in stets erneuerter Jugend. Vom höchsten Parabrahman umhüllt, ist sie zu meditieren—von gewaltiger Gestalt und überaus strahlend.

Word by Word

• दिव्य-अङ्गना-वृन्द-सारा: the essence of a host of divine maidens
• दिव्य-अङ्गना-वृन्द-सारा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—(दिव्याः अङ्गनाः) तासां वृन्दस्य सारः इति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नित्य-नूतन-यौवना: whose youth is ever new
• नित्य-नूतन-यौवना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नूतन (प्रातिपदिक) + यौवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—नित्यं नूतनं यौवनं यस्याः सा

• पर-ब्रह्म-आवृता: enveloped by the Supreme Brahman
• पर-ब्रह्म-आवृता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आवृत (कृदन्त; √वृ (धातु) + आ- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘आवृता’; समासः—परब्रह्मणा आवृता (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• ध्येया: worthy to be meditated upon
• ध्येया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्येय (कृदन्त; √ध्यै (धातु), यत्/अनीय-भावार्थ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्—‘to be meditated upon’ (gerundive)

• महा-रूपा: of great form
• महा-रूपा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्/महा (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—महद् रूपं यस्याः सा

• महा-उज्ज्वला: very radiant
• महा-उज्ज्वला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्/महा (प्रातिपदिक) + उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—अत्यन्तं उज्ज्वला

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Parabrahman

FAQs

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

The verse directs contemplative practice (dhyāna) toward a supremely radiant divine presence whose beauty surpasses celestial standards and is grounded in Parabrahman—indicating that true divinity is not merely heavenly splendor but the Brahman-suffused Reality worthy of meditation.

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

By presenting the deity as “to be meditated upon” and “exceedingly radiant,” it frames devotion as steady inner remembrance and visualization, where the devotee’s mind is gathered into a luminous form that is ultimately inseparable from the Supreme.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights the applied discipline of dhyāna used in mantra- and ritual-based practice—an inner technique often paired with correct recitation and contemplation (supporting Vedāṅga-oriented sādhanā such as phonetic precision and mantra-focused worship).