Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 188

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

Devanagari script

भावभक्तिप्रदा शुद्धप्रेमभक्तिविधायिनी । गोपरामाभिरामा च क्रीडारामा परेश्वरी ॥ १८८ ॥

Transliteration

bhāvabhaktipradā śuddhapremabhaktividhāyinī | goparāmābhirāmā ca krīḍārāmā pareśvarī || 188 ||

Translation

Sie schenkt Bhakti, erfüllt von Bhāva, und begründet reine Prema-bhakti. Unter den Gopīs ist sie bezaubernd; sie ist Rāmas Wonne und die göttliche Herrin, die sich an der Līlā erfreut—die höchste Souveräne, Pareśvarī.

Word by Word

• भावभक्तिप्रदा: bestower of heartfelt devotion
• भावभक्तिप्रदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावभक्तिप्रदा = भाव + भक्ति + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (भाव-भक्तिं प्रददाति इति)

• शुद्धप्रेमभक्तिविधायिनी: she who brings about pure loving devotion
• शुद्धप्रेमभक्तिविधायिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धप्रेमभक्तिविधायिनी = शुद्ध + प्रेम + भक्ति + विधायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शुद्ध-प्रेम-भक्तिं विधत्ते इति)

• गोपरामा: delight of the cowherds
• गोपरामा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपरामा = गोप + रामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोपानां रामा = delight of the cowherds)

• अभिरामा: most charming
• अभिरामा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिरामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• क्रीडारामा: she whose delight is play
• क्रीडारामा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रीडारामा = क्रीडा + रामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्रीडायाः रामा = delight in play)

• परेश्वरी: supreme goddess
• परेश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परेश्वरी = पर + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Pareśvarī
• Gopīs
• Rāma

FAQs

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

It praises the Divine Goddess as the source of both bhāva-bhakti (devotional feeling) and śuddha-prema-bhakti (pure love-devotion), emphasizing that true devotion arises through divine grace and culminates in loving union with the Supreme.

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

Bhakti is shown as progressive: first the awakening of devotional emotion (bhāva), then the establishment of purified love (prema). The verse frames this maturation as something the Divine bestows and perfects.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is directly taught in this verse; it functions primarily as a devotional epithet (stuti) supporting sādhana through remembrance and praise.