Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

गमनागमने नित्यकरोति वनगोष्टयोः । गोचारणं वयस्यैश्च विनासुरविघातनम् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

gamanāgamane nityakaroti vanagoṣṭayoḥ | gocāraṇaṃ vayasyaiśca vināsuravighātanam || 28 ||

Translation

Er geht regelmäßig hin und her zwischen Wald und der Siedlung der Kuhhirten; mit seinen Gefährten weidet er das Vieh und vernichtet die hindernden Asuras.

Word by Word

• गमनागमने: in going and coming
• गमनागमने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन + आगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (गमनं च आगमनं च); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th, Locative), द्विवचन (स्थाने/अवसरे)

• नित्यकरोति: always does
• नित्यकरोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नित्य + करोति (√कृ धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पूर्वपद 'नित्य' क्रियाविशेषणवत् (always)

• वनगोष्टयोः: of the forest and the cowherd-settlement
• वनगोष्टयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन + गोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (वनं च गोष्ठा च); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th, Genitive), द्विवचन

• गोचारणम्: grazing/herding of cows
• गोचारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गवां चारणम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वयस्यैः: with companions (of same age)
• वयस्यैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• विनासुरविघातनम्: without the slaying of demons
• विनासुरविघातनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विना (अव्यय) + असुर + विघातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (विना असुरविघातनम् = without demon-slaying); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in instruction/narration to Sanatkumara and the Kumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Asuras
• Gopa (cowherds)

FAQs

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

It presents the Lord’s Vraja-lila as both intimate (daily cowherd life) and protective (removing demonic obstacles), teaching devotees to remember God as present in ordinary rhythms while also being the remover of impediments.

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

By highlighting Krishna’s companionship with friends and care for the cows, the verse encourages affectionate remembrance (smaraṇa) and loving service (sevā-bhāva), where devotion grows through contemplating his accessible, human-like pastimes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it supports the Vedanga principle of disciplined daily observance (nitya-karma mindset): steady, regular practice—like consistent recitation, japa, and lila-smaraṇa—builds focus and removes ‘vighna’ (obstacles) from one’s sādhana.