Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

गोपिकाहृदयालंबी गोपीवहनतत्परः । गोपिकामदहारी च गोपिकापरमार्जितः ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

gopikāhṛdayālaṃbī gopīvahanatatparaḥ | gopikāmadahārī ca gopikāparamārjitaḥ || 73 ||

Translation

Er weilt als Stütze im Herzen der Gopīs; stets darauf bedacht, sie zu tragen und fortzutragen; er nimmt den Gopīs Hochmut und leidenschaftliche Glut; und er wird von den Gopīs aufs Höchste verehrt und geehrt.

Word by Word

• गोपिकाहृदयालम्बी: support/anchor of the gopī’s heart
• गोपिकाहृदयालम्बी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोपिका-हृदय-आलम्बिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गोपिकाहृदये आलम्बी = आश्रयः/आधारः)

• गोपीवहनतत्परः: intent on carrying the gopī
• गोपीवहनतत्परः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोपी-वहन-तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गोपीवहने तत्परः)

• गोपिकामदहारी: remover of the gopī’s pride/intoxication
• गोपिकामदहारी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोपिका-मद-हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गोपिकायाः मदं हरति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गोपिकापरमार्जितः: thoroughly wiped/cleansed by a gopī
• गोपिकापरमार्जितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोपिका-परि-मार्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः; ‘परिमार्जित’ = कृदन्त (क्त, √मृज् उपसर्ग परि) (गोपिकया परिमार्जितः)

Speaker

Narada (in a litany of Vishnu epithets, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Gopis

FAQs

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

It presents Vishnu/Krishna as the inner support of the gopīs and the purifier of their emotions, teaching that divine intimacy in bhakti culminates in humility and total dependence on the Lord.

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

Bhakti is shown as heart-centered surrender: the Lord “rests” in the devotee’s heart, carries the devotee through life, and removes mada (egoic pride and possessiveness) so love becomes pure and God-centered.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is the disciplined use of nāma (sacred epithets) for focused remembrance—an application aligned with Vedanga-style precision in recitation and meaning (especially śikṣā/phonetics and vyākaraṇa/word-sense).