Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 131

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

Devanagari script

जितबिंबा जितशुका जितपद्मा कुमारिका । श्रीकृष्णाकर्षणा देवी नित्यं युग्मस्वरूपिणी ॥ १३१ ॥

Transliteration

jitabiṃbā jitaśukā jitapadmā kumārikā | śrīkṛṣṇākarṣaṇā devī nityaṃ yugmasvarūpiṇī || 131 ||

Translation

Celle qui surpasse le fruit bimba en rougeur, surpasse le perroquet en charme et surpasse le lotus en beauté—à jamais jeune vierge. La Déesse qui attire à Elle Śrī Kṛṣṇa, éternellement établie en forme jumelée (yugma).

Word by Word

• जितबिम्बा: she who has surpassed the bimba-fruit (lips)
• जितबिम्बा: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-बिम्बा (कृदन्त+प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जित’ = √जि क्त + ‘बिम्बा’ (प्रातिपदिक; बिम्बफल/ओष्ठ-उपमा)

• जितशुका: she who has surpassed the parrot (in speech)
• जितशुका: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-शुका (कृदन्त+प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जित’ = √जि क्त + ‘शुका’ (प्रातिपदिक; शुक/तोता)

• जितपद्मा: she who has surpassed the lotus
• जितपद्मा: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-पद्मा (कृदन्त+प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जित’ = √जि क्त + ‘पद्मा’ (प्रातिपदिक; कमल)

• कुमारिका: maiden, young girl
• कुमारिका: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रीकृष्णाकर्षणा: she who attracts Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णाकर्षणा: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री-कृष्ण-आकर्षणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: ‘श्रीकृष्णम् आकर्षयति’ इति; ‘आकर्षणा’ (प्रातिपदिक; आकर्षण-कर्त्री)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• युग्मस्वरूपिणी: having a paired (dual) form; of twin-nature
• युग्मस्वरूपिणी: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युग्म-स्वरूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘युग्मस्य स्वरूपम्’/‘युग्मं स्वरूपं यस्याः’; ‘स्वरूपिणी’ (प्रातिपदिक; -इनी प्रत्यय)

Speaker

Sage Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; stuti/mantra-style description of the Devi)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Sri Krishna
• Devi

FAQs

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

It praises the Devi as the supreme beauty and auspicious power whose presence irresistibly draws even Śrī Kṛṣṇa, indicating that divine grace (śakti) is central to devotion and realization.

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

By focusing the mind on the Devi’s names and attributes (stuti), the verse models upāsanā—devotional contemplation through mantra-like epithets—leading to one-pointed remembrance and divine attraction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse functions as a stuti used in mantra-upāsanā: it highlights disciplined recitation and precise wording (linked to Vyākaraṇa and Chandas sensibilities) to sustain focused devotion.