Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 152

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

Devanagari script

शिवाराध्या प्रेमसाध्या भक्ताराध्या रसात्मिका । कृष्णप्राणार्पिणी भामा शुद्धप्रेमविलासिनी ॥ १५२ ॥

Transliteration

śivārādhyā premasādhyā bhaktārādhyā rasātmikā | kṛṣṇaprāṇārpiṇī bhāmā śuddhapremavilāsinī || 152 ||

Translation

Bhāmā is worshipful even to Śiva; she is attained through love, adored by devotees, and is the very essence of devotional rasa. She offers her very life to Kṛṣṇa and sports in the play of pure, stainless love.

Word by Word

• शिवाराध्या: worshipped by Śiva
• शिवाराध्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + आराध्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारः √राध्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (शिवेन आराध्या) तृतीया-तत्पुरुष; कृदन्त-विशेषण

• प्रेमसाध्या: attainable through love
• प्रेमसाध्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेमन् + साध्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारः √साध्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (प्रेम्णा साध्या) तृतीया-तत्पुरुष; साध्य = attainable/accomplishable

• भक्ताराध्या: worshipped by devotees
• भक्ताराध्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त + आराध्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारः √राध्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (भक्तैः आराध्या) तृतीया-तत्पुरुष; कृदन्त-विशेषण

• रसात्मिका: whose essence is rasa (divine relish)
• रसात्मिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रस + आत्मिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (रस-आत्मा) तत्पुरुष; विशेषण

• कृष्णप्राणार्पिणी: one who offers her life-breath to Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णप्राणार्पिणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण + प्राण + अर्पिणी (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारः √अर्प्/अर्पय्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (कृष्णाय प्राणान् अर्पयति) उपपद-तत्पुरुष; अर्पिणी = offering/dedicating (agent-noun)

• भामा: Bhāmā
• भामा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• शुद्धप्रेमविलासिनी: sporting in pure love
• शुद्धप्रेमविलासिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध + प्रेमन् + विलासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (शुद्धप्रेमे विलासिनी) सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध; विशेषण

Speaker

Narada (teaching in dialogue context associated with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Krishna
• Bhama

FAQs

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

It elevates pure prema (self-offering love) as the highest spiritual attainment, presenting Bhāmā as an embodiment of bhakti-rasa whose devotion is so exalted that even Śiva venerates it.

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

Bhakti is shown as love-centered (premasādhyā) and rasa-filled (rasātmikā): the devotee’s goal is wholehearted self-surrender—offering one’s very life to Kṛṣṇa—culminating in śuddha-prema (pure love) rather than mere ritualism.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is devotional sādhanā—cultivating prema and single-minded dedication to Kṛṣṇa.