Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 166

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

Devanagari script

अणिमादिगुणैश्वर्या देववृन्दविमोहिनी । सस्वानन्दप्रदा सर्वा सुवर्णलतिकाकृतिः ॥ १६६ ॥

Transliteration

aṇimādiguṇaiśvaryā devavṛndavimohinī | sasvānandapradā sarvā suvarṇalatikākṛtiḥ || 166 ||

Translation

Ausgestattet mit herrscherlichen Kräften und Eigenschaften, beginnend mit aṇimā (der Fähigkeit zur äußersten Feinheit), betört sie selbst Scharen von Göttern. Sie schenkt allen ihre eigene Seligkeit, und ihre Gestalt gleicht einer goldenen Ranke.

Word by Word

• अणिमा-आदि-गुण-ऐश्वर्या: possessing lordship over qualities like aṇimā (mystic powers)
• अणिमा-आदि-गुण-ऐश्वर्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अणिमा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अणिमादिगुणानाम् ऐश्वर्या/ऐश्वर्ययुक्ता)

• देव-वृन्द-विमोहिनी: enchantress of the hosts of gods
• देव-वृन्द-विमोहिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + विमोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रायः)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देववृन्दस्य विमोहिनी)

• स-स्व-आनन्द-प्रदा: giver of her own bliss (to others)
• स-स्व-आनन्द-प्रदा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थ) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रायः)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (स्वानन्दं प्रददाति इति/स्वानन्दप्रदा; 'स' = सह/समेत)

• सर्वा: all, wholly
• सर्वा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्व-शब्द; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक

• सुवर्ण-लतिका-आकृतिः: one whose form is like a golden creeper
• सुवर्ण-लतिका-आकृतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + लतिका (प्रातिपदिक) + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषः (सुवर्णलतिकाया आकृतिः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It portrays a divine power (śakti/devatā) whose siddhis can enchant even the gods, yet whose higher function is to confer bliss—hinting that true spiritual attainment culminates in ānanda, not mere display of powers.

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

By emphasizing the giving of bliss to all, the verse aligns with bhakti’s goal: grace (prasāda) that transforms the devotee’s inner state; siddhis are secondary to the experience of divine ānanda.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-śāstra logic used in Vedanga-oriented sections: devatā-forms and mantra-siddhi are described through recognizable siddhi terminology (aṇimā, etc.), useful for understanding how ritual-mantra practice is traditionally mapped to experiential results.