Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

वेदांतवेद्यो ब्रह्मस्थः प्रजापतिरमोघदृक् । गोपीकरावलंबी च गोपबालकसुप्रियः ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

vedāṃtavedyo brahmasthaḥ prajāpatiramoghadṛk | gopīkarāvalaṃbī ca gopabālakasupriyaḥ || 47 ||

Translation

Er ist durch Vedānta erkennbar; in Brahman gegründet; Herr der Geschöpfe, dessen Blick niemals fehlgeht. Er ist der, dessen Hand die Gopīs ergreifen und an dem sie sich halten, und den die Hirtenknaben über alles lieben.

Word by Word

• वेदान्तवेद्यः: knowable through Vedānta
• वेदान्तवेद्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदान्त + वेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदान्तेन वेद्यः/वेदान्तेषु वेद्यः)

• ब्रह्मस्थः: abiding in Brahman
• ब्रह्मस्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणि स्थितः)

• प्रजापतिः: lord of creatures (Prajāpati)
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रजानां पतिः)

• अमोघदृक्: of unfailing sight
• अमोघदृक्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमोघ + दृश्/दृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अमोघा दृक् यस्य/अमोघदर्शनः)

• गोपीकरावलम्बी: clinging to the gopīs’ hands
• गोपीकरावलम्बी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोपी + कर + अवलम्बिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोपीकरम् अवलम्बते इति)

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

• गोपबालकसुप्रियः: very dear to the cowherd boys
• गोपबालकसुप्रियः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोप + बालक + सु + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोपबालकानां सुप्रियः)

Speaker

Narada (in a Vedanga-section stotra of Vishnu’s epithets, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahman
• Prajapati
• Gopis
• Gopa-balas

FAQs

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

It unites two truths about Vishnu/Krishna: He is the Vedānta-known Brahman and cosmic Lord (prajāpati), yet He also becomes intimately accessible through loving devotion in Vraja (held by the gopīs, beloved of the gopa boys).

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

By portraying the Supreme as “gopīkarāvalambī,” it teaches that bhakti can ‘bind’ the Lord through love—devotees relate to Him personally, not merely as an abstract Brahman, while still affirming His transcendence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse signals Vedānta (Upaniṣadic conclusion) as the pramāṇa for knowing the Supreme (“vedāntavedyaḥ”); in a Vedanga-oriented section, it models precise theological definition through carefully formed epithets—useful for disciplined recitation, memorization, and interpretive study.