Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

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

Devanagari script

द्वारकामंडनः श्लोक्यः सुश्लोको निगमालयः । पौंड्रकप्राणहारी च काशीराजशिरोहरः ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

dvārakāmaṃḍanaḥ ślokyaḥ suśloko nigamālayaḥ | pauṃḍrakaprāṇahārī ca kāśīrājaśiroharaḥ || 106 ||

Translation

Il est l’ornement de Dvārakā, digne d’être célébré en vers ; il est l’incarnation des hymnes de bon augure et la demeure des Veda. Il est le meurtrier de Pauṇḍraka et celui qui prit la tête du roi de Kāśī.

Word by Word

• द्वारका-मण्डनः: ornament/glory of Dvārakā
• द्वारका-मण्डनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘द्वारकायाः मण्डनः’

• श्लोक्यः: worthy of praise in verses
• श्लोक्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण: ‘श्लोकेन कीर्त्यः’ (praiseworthy in verses)

• सु-श्लोकः: of good fame / well-praised
• सु-श्लोकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘सुन्दरः श्लोकः/यशः यस्य’

• निगम-आलयः: abode of the Vedas
• निगम-आलयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निगम (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘निगमानाम् आलयः’

• पौण्ड्रक-प्राण-हारी: slayer of Pauṇḍraka (who took his life)
• पौण्ड्रक-प्राण-हारी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पौण्ड्रक (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘पौण्ड्रकस्य प्राणान् हरति’

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

• काशी-राज-शिरः-हरः: one who took the head of the king of Kāśī
• काशी-राज-शिरः-हरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काशी (प्रातिपदिक) + राज (प्रातिपदिक) + शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘काशीराजस्य शिरः हरति’

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara brothers, presenting Vishnu/Krishna epithets)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Dvārakā
• Pauṇḍraka (Paundraka Vāsudeva)
• Kāśīrāja (King of Kāśī)

FAQs

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

The verse concentrates devotion through Krishna’s divine attributes: He is praised as the Vedic source (nigamālaya) and as the upholder of dharma who destroys arrogance and imposture (Pauṇḍraka) and punishes hostile kings (Kāśīrāja).

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

Bhakti is expressed here as nāma-and-stotra centered remembrance: calling the Lord “ślokyaḥ” and “suślokaḥ” frames devotion as praising, reciting, and contemplating His līlās and titles, which anchor the mind in Vishnu/Krishna.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to Nigama (Veda) as Krishna’s ‘abode,’ supporting the Vedāṅga approach of correct recitation and praise—especially chandas (meter) and vyākaraṇa (clear wording)—so that stotra/śloka usage remains precise and effective in practice.