Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma
व्रजवासी व्रजानंदी नंदबालो दयानिधिः । लीलाबालः पद्मनेत्रो गोकुलोत्सव ईश्वरः ॥ ३९ ॥
vrajavāsī vrajānaṃdī naṃdabālo dayānidhiḥ | līlābālaḥ padmanetro gokulotsava īśvaraḥ || 39 ||
Er weilt in Vraja und erfüllt Vraja mit Wonne; Nandas geliebtes Kind, ein Ozean des Erbarmens. Der göttliche Knabe der Līlā, lotosäugig; der Herr, der selbst Fest und Freude Gokulas ist.
Narada (teaching in a devotional-epithet style within the Narada Purana’s instructional dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Krishna as the compassionate Lord whose presence itself becomes the joy of Vraja and Gokula, teaching that God is approached not only as ruler (Īśvara) but as intimate, lovable, and grace-filled.
By emphasizing Krishna’s accessible, playful Vraja form—Nanda’s child, lotus-eyed, overflowing with mercy—it encourages affectionate remembrance (smaraṇa) and name-recitation, central practices of bhakti.
The verse functions as a structured set of divine epithets suited for nāma-stuti and nāma-japa, aligning with practical mantra/stotra usage (clear segmentation and meaningful compounds), a common applied method in Narada Purana’s instructional style.