Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

कष्णभक्तिप्रदे राधे नमस्ते मंगलप्रदे । इति सम्प्रार्थ्य सर्वेशीं स्तुत्वा हृदि विसर्जयेत् ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

kaṣṇabhaktiprade rādhe namaste maṃgalaprade | iti samprārthya sarveśīṃ stutvā hṛdi visarjayet || 47 ||

Translation

„O Rādhā, Spenderin der Bhakti zu Kṛṣṇa—Ehrerbietung dir, du Schenkerin des Heils!“ Nachdem man so die höchste Herrin innig angefleht und gepriesen hat, soll man die Anrufung beschließen, indem man sie im Herzen verankert.

Word by Word

• कृष्ण-भक्ति-प्रदे: O giver of devotion to Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण-भक्ति-प्रदे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘कृष्णभक्तिं प्रददाति’ (giver of devotion to Kṛṣṇa)

• राधे: O Rādhā
• राधे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमः (अव्यय)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (particle of salutation)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• मङ्गल-प्रदे: O giver of auspiciousness
• मङ्गल-प्रदे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘मङ्गलं प्रददाति’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/closure particle)

• सम्प्रार्थ्य: having earnestly prayed
• सम्प्रार्थ्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘सम्प्रार्थ्य’ = having earnestly prayed

• सर्व-ईशीम्: the all-ruling Goddess
• सर्व-ईशीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘सर्वा ईशी’

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘स्तुत्वा’ = having praised

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• विसर्जयेत्: one should dismiss/let go
• विसर्जयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a ritual/recitation context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Radha
• Krishna

FAQs

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

It teaches the complete arc of devotion—invocation and praise of the divine power (Rādhā as the giver of Kṛṣṇa-bhakti), followed by inner assimilation (placing Her in the heart) and proper ritual closure (visarjana).

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

Bhakti is presented as a grace bestowed—Rādhā is addressed as the giver of devotion to Kṛṣṇa; the practitioner prays, praises, and then internalizes the deity in the heart, emphasizing inward devotion over mere outward rite.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects practical ritual procedure: stuti (hymn), samprārthana (formal prayer), and visarjana (concluding withdrawal of the invoked presence), a standard upāsanā sequence relevant to kalpa-style liturgical practice.