Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

द्विठांते बालवपुषे कामः कृष्णाय संवदेत् । ततो ध्यायन्स्वहृदये गोपीजनमनोहरम् ॥ ९५ ॥

Transliteration

dviṭhāṃte bālavapuṣe kāmaḥ kṛṣṇāya saṃvadet | tato dhyāyansvahṛdaye gopījanamanoharam || 95 ||

Translation

À la fin du rite double prescrit, Kāma doit s’adresser à Kṛṣṇa, sous la forme d’un jeune garçon. Puis, méditant en son propre cœur, qu’il contemple Celui qui ravit l’esprit des gopīs, les bergères.

Word by Word

• dviṭhā-ante: at the end of the dviṭhā stage
• dviṭhā-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dviṭhā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निबद्ध) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययार्थे सप्तमी ('at the end of dviṭhā-stage'—पाठदुर्लभ)

• bāla-vapuṣe: to the child-form
• bāla-vapuṣe: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक) + vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('बालं वपुः'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kāmaḥ: Kāma
• kāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛṣṇāya: to Krishna
• kṛṣṇāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṃvadet: should speak/address
• saṃvadet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ√vad (धातु: वद् 'to speak' with सम्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'then/from that')

• dhyāyan: meditating
• dhyāyan: Karta (कर्ता/Agent, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु: ध्यै 'to meditate')
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• sva-hṛdaye: in his own heart
• sva-hṛdaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'one's own heart'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• gopī-jana-mano-haram: the heart-stealer of the gopīs
• gopī-jana-mano-haram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gopī (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधार)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय: 'gopījanānāṃ manaḥ harati'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (object-qualifier)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a dialogue framework associated with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Kama
• Krishna
• Gopis

FAQs

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

It links outer ritual completion with inner realization: after finishing the prescribed rite, the practitioner turns inward and fixes the heart on Kṛṣṇa as the supremely attractive Lord, emphasizing devotion as the culmination of practice.

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

Bhakti is shown as personal and contemplative—addressing Kṛṣṇa directly and then meditating on Him as Gopī-janamanohara, the Lord whose beauty and grace draw the mind away from worldly desire toward divine love.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects procedural discipline (vidhi) typical of Vedanga-informed practice: completing an ordered rite (a “twofold” sequence) and then transitioning to dhyāna (internalization), a common structure in mantra- and ritual-instructions.