Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

सुदामगृहगामी च सुदामपरिपूजितः । तंतुवाय कसंप्रीतः कुब्जाचंदनलेपनः ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

sudāmagṛhagāmī ca sudāmaparipūjitaḥ | taṃtuvāya kasaṃprītaḥ kubjācaṃdanalepanaḥ || 82 ||

Translation

Fue a la casa de Sudāmā y Sudāmā lo honró con reverencia; se complació con el tejedor; y aceptó la unción de sándalo ofrecida por Kubjā.

Word by Word

• सुदाम-गृह-गामी: one who goes to Sudāmā’s house
• सुदाम-गृह-गामी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + गामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुदाम्नः गृहं गच्छति)

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

• सुदाम-परि-पूजितः: honoured/worshipped by Sudāmā
• सुदाम-परि-पूजितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + परि-पूजित (कृदन्त; √पूज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि क्त (past passive participle); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सुदाम्ना परिपूजितः)

• तन्तु-वाय: by the weaver
• तन्तु-वाय: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्तुवाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (अर्थः: तन्तुवायेन)

• संप्रीतः: pleased
• संप्रीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√प्री (धातु) → संप्रीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि क्त (PPP) अर्थे ‘प्रसन्नः/तुष्टः’

• कुब्जा-चन्दन-लेपनः: one who applies sandal paste to Kubjā
• कुब्जा-चन्दन-लेपनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुब्जा (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + लेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कुब्जायाः चन्दनलेपनं करोति/यस्य)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a narrative/enumerative style to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Sudāmā
• Kubjā
• Weaver (Tantuvāyaka)
• Vishnu (as Krishna, implied by the episodes)

FAQs

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

It highlights the Lord’s accessibility: he accepts simple devotion—hospitality from Sudāmā, a weaver’s offering, and Kubjā’s sandalwood—showing that sincere bhakti, not status, draws divine grace.

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

Bhakti is portrayed as loving service and honoring the Lord: welcoming him, offering what one has, and serving with faith. The verse strings together episodes to show that devotion expressed through humble acts becomes spiritually powerful.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a direct Vedāṅga rule, it reflects smṛti-style application: using itihāsa-purāṇa remembrance (narrative exemplars) to teach dharma and devotional conduct—how offerings, hospitality, and service become valid religious practice.