Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

जलेशमानमथनो नन्दगोपालजीवनः । गन्धर्वशापमोक्ता च शंखचूडशिरोहरः ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

jaleśamānamathano nandagopālajīvanaḥ | gandharvaśāpamoktā ca śaṃkhacūḍaśiroharaḥ || 67 ||

Translation

Il est le bâton qui baratte pour le Seigneur des eaux; la vie même de Nanda et de Gopāla; le libérateur d’une malédiction de Gandharva; et celui qui trancha la tête de Śaṅkhacūḍa.

Word by Word

• जल-ईश-मान-मथनः: crusher of the pride of the lord of the waters
• जल-ईश-मान-मथनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—स्तुत्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक) + मान (प्रातिपदिक) + मथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (जलेशस्य मानं मथ्नाति/मर्दयति इति)

• नन्द-गोपाल-जीवनः: life/support of Nanda the cowherd
• नन्द-गोपाल-जीवनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—स्तुत्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + गोपाल (प्रातिपदिक) + जीवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नन्दगोपालस्य जीवनम्/जीवनाधारः)

• गन्धर्व-शाप-मोक्ता: liberator from the Gandharva’s curse
• गन्धर्व-शाप-मोक्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—स्तुत्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शाप (प्रातिपदिक) + मोक्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (गन्धर्वशापात् मोचयिता)

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

• शंख-चूड-शिरः-हरः: one who took (cut off) Śaṅkhacūḍa’s head
• शंख-चूड-शिरः-हरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—स्तुत्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक) + चूड (प्रातिपदिक) + शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शंखचूडस्य शिरः) + तत्पुरुषः (हरः = हर्ता)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Varuna
• Nanda
• Gopala
• Gandharva
• Shankhachuda

FAQs

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

The verse strings together epithets that present Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa as sustainer, liberator from karmic bondage (curse), and destroyer of hostile forces—encouraging sādhakas to remember the Lord through His deeds and names.

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

It teaches bhakti through nāma-smaraṇa: contemplating the Lord as “Nandagopāla’s life” and “curse-liberator” turns narrative memory into loving reliance, a core practice of Viṣṇu-bhakti in Purāṇic tradition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It supports Vedāṅga-style disciplined recitation (śikṣā/phonetics and vyākaraṇa/word-derivation) by presenting compact divine epithets whose correct pronunciation and understood meaning are used in stotra and japa contexts.