Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 180

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

Devanagari script

भ्रूभंगाभंगकोदंडकटाक्षशरसंधिनी । शेषदेवाशिरस्था च नित्यस्थलविहारिणी ॥ १८० ॥

Transliteration

bhrūbhaṃgābhaṃgakodaṃḍakaṭākṣaśarasaṃdhinī | śeṣadevāśirasthā ca nityasthalavihāriṇī || 180 ||

Translation

Sie, die durch das feine Wölben und Entwölben der Brauen die Pfeile ihrer Seitenblicke an den ungebrochenen Bogen legt; sie, die auf den Häuptern Śeṣas weilt; und sie, die ewig in ihrer eigenen, zeitlosen Wohnstatt spielt.

Word by Word

• भ्रूभङ्गाभङ्गकोदण्डकटाक्षशरसन्धिनी: she who joins/strings the arrows of sidelong glances to the unbroken bow of eyebrow-arch
• भ्रूभङ्गाभङ्गकोदण्डकटाक्षशरसन्धिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रू-भङ्ग + अभङ्ग + कोदण्ड + कटाक्ष + शर + सन्धिनी (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारः)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; सन्धिनी-शब्दः स्त्रीप्रातिपदिक (fem. agent-noun)

• शेषदेवाशिरस्था: situated on the head of Śeṣa-deva
• शेषदेवाशिरस्था: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेषदेव + शिरस् + स्था (प्रातिपदिक; स्था-आधारित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (locative/adhikara sense: ‘on the head of…’)

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

• नित्यस्थलविहारिणी: she who ever roams/dwells in her (proper) abode/place
• नित्यस्थलविहारिणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य + स्थल + विहारिणी (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारः)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः; विहारिणी = ‘one who roams/dwells’ (fem. agent-noun)

Speaker

Narada (stuti/description within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shesha (Ananta)

FAQs

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

It portrays the Goddess as sovereign and effortless in power: even a subtle movement of her brows and a mere side-glance becomes an unfailing ‘arrow,’ indicating divine will that operates without strain and protects devotees.

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

By emphasizing her katākṣa (gracious glance) and her eternal abode, the verse encourages bhakti as reliance on divine grace—devotion seeks not force but the blessing of her compassionate attention.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it uses precise poetic-technical imagery (bow, arrow, fitting/saṃdhāna) that mirrors the Vedanga habit of exactness—how subtle ‘marks’ (like a brow’s movement) can signify powerful outcomes, akin to disciplined interpretation in Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa.