Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

नाम्नां सहस्रं तच्चापि प्रोक्तवां स्तच्छृणुष्व मे । ध्यात्वा वृंदावने रम्ये यमुनातीरसंगतम् ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

nāmnāṃ sahasraṃ taccāpi proktavāṃ stacchṛṇuṣva me | dhyātvā vṛṃdāvane ramye yamunātīrasaṃgatam || 35 ||

Translation

Auch habe ich jene tausendfache Litanei der Namen verkündet—nun höre sie von mir. Zuerst meditiere über den Herrn, der im lieblichen Vṛndāvana gegenwärtig ist, verbunden mit dem Ufer der Yamunā.

Word by Word

• नाम्नाम्: of names
• नाम्नाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; genitive plural

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; pronoun

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय; particle

• प्रोक्तवान्: (I) have spoken/declared
• प्रोक्तवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु) + क्तवतु (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having said/declared’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; pronoun

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मे: to me / of me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun ‘of me/to me’

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Absolutive, prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having meditated’

• वृन्दावने: in Vrindavana
• वृन्दावने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular

• रम्ये: beautiful
• रम्ये: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; agrees with वृन्दावने

• यमुनातीरसंगतम्: (him) situated at the bank of the Yamunā
• यमुनातीरसंगतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर (प्रातिपदिक) + संगत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘यमुनायाः तीरस्य संगतम्’ (connected with the bank of Yamunā)

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada in dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Yamunā
• Vṛndāvana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It sets the correct inner method for sacred-name practice: before reciting the thousand Names, one should establish dhyāna on the Lord in a holy setting (Vṛndāvana by the Yamunā), making the chant devotional rather than merely verbal.

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

Bhakti is shown as a union of remembrance and recitation—first meditate on the Lord’s līlā-abode (Vṛndāvana/Yamunā), then hear/chant the Names, so the heart is anchored in loving contemplation while repeating the divine epithets.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga discipline: śravaṇa (attentive hearing/receiving) and dhyāna (visualization/meditation) as preparatory steps for stotra recitation—an applied, technical approach to sacred speech and its proper use.