Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

विरंचिमोहनवपुर्गोपवत्सवपुर्द्धरः । ब्रह्मांडकोटिजनको ब्रह्ममोहविनाशकः ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

viraṃcimohanavapurgopavatsavapurddharaḥ | brahmāṃḍakoṭijanako brahmamohavināśakaḥ || 61 ||

Translation

Er, dessen Gestalt selbst Virāñci (Brahmā) verwirrt; der die Form des Kuhhirten und des Kalbes annimmt; der Erzeuger von Krores an Welt-Eiern (Universen); und der Vernichter von Brahmās Verblendung.

Word by Word

• विरञ्चि-मोहन-वपुः: whose form deluded Brahmā
• विरञ्चि-मोहन-वपुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरञ्चि (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहन (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विरञ्चिं मोहयति इति मोहनम्; तादृशं वपुः यस्य)

• गोप-वत्स-वपुः-धरः: bearer of the forms of cowherds and calves
• गोप-वत्स-वपुः-धरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्स (प्रातिपदिक) + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गोप-वत्स-रूपं वपुः धरति)

• ब्रह्माण्ड-कोटि-जनकः: creator of crores of universes
• ब्रह्माण्ड-कोटि-जनकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्माण्डानां कोटीनां जनकः)

• ब्रह्म-मोह-विनाशकः: destroyer of Brahmā’s delusion
• ब्रह्म-मोह-विनाशकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः मोहस्य विनाशकः)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It declares Vishnu’s supremacy: He is the source of innumerable universes and the one who dispels even Brahmā’s delusion, teaching that liberation comes by taking refuge in the Lord beyond māyā.

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

By presenting the Lord as both the cosmic cause and the intimate cowherd/calf form, it encourages loving devotion that trusts His playful līlā while recognizing His transcendent power to remove भ्रम (delusion).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A key Vyākaraṇa-style precision appears in the epithets (compound titles) that function like mantra-names for worship; the verse supports nāma-japa and stotra usage by encoding theology into concise, well-formed compounds.