Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 163

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

Devanagari script

दंडांका मुकुटांका च पूर्णचन्द्रा शुकांकिता । कृष्णात्रहारपाका च वृन्दाकुंजविहारिणी ॥ १६३ ॥

Transliteration

daṃḍāṃkā mukuṭāṃkā ca pūrṇacandrā śukāṃkitā | kṛṣṇātrahārapākā ca vṛndākuṃjavihāriṇī || 163 ||

Translation

Sie trägt das Zeichen des Stabes und das Zeichen der Krone; sie ist gezeichnet vom Vollmond und vom Zeichen des Papageis. In dunklem Gewand, mit einer Sternenkette geschmückt, erfreut sie sich am Spiel in den Laubgrotten Vṛndās, in Vṛndāvana.

Word by Word

• दंड-अंका: bearing the staff-mark
• दंड-अंका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दण्ड + अङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुकुट-अंका: bearing the crown-mark
• मुकुट-अंका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुकुट + अङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूर्णचन्द्रा: like the full moon
• पूर्णचन्द्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (पूर्णः चन्द्रः इव/पूर्णचन्द्र-सदृशी)

• शुक-अंकिता: marked with a parrot (sign)
• शुक-अंकिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक + अङ्किता (अङ्क् धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘अंकिता’; तत्पुरुष-समास (शुकेन/शुकचिह्नेन अंकिता)

• कृष्ण-अत्र-हार-पाका: (uncertain) connected with Krishna, ‘atra’, garland, and ripening/cooking
• कृष्ण-अत्र-हार-पाका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण + अत्र + हार + पाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (पाठभेद/अर्थदुर्बोध); ‘पाका’ = पाचक/परिपाक-सम्बद्धा इति सम्भाव्य

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वृन्दा-कुंज-विहारिणी: she who sports in Vṛndā’s grove
• वृन्दा-कुंज-विहारिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दा + कुञ्ज + विहारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (वृन्दायाः कुञ्जे विहारिणी)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; descriptive narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vrnda (Vrndavana)
• Suka (parrot)
• Candra (Moon)

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (meditative description): by contemplating the deity’s emblems (staff, crown, moon, parrot) and her Vrindavana setting, the devotee steadies the mind in bhakti and gains devotional concentration (smṛti and dhyāna).

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

It teaches bhakti through visual remembrance—associating the beloved deity with Vṛndā’s groves (Vrindavana) and auspicious marks—so devotion becomes intimate, constant, and emotionally anchored in līlā-sthāna (the sacred play-ground).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a Vedāṅga-like lakṣaṇa method: precise identification of marks/emblems used for correct dhyāna and ritual visualization, supporting disciplined worship (upāsanā) and accurate iconographic recognition.