Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

किशोरीप्राणनाथश्च वृषभानसुताप्रियः । सर्वगोपीजनानंदी गोपीजनविमोहनः ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

kiśorīprāṇanāthaśca vṛṣabhānasutāpriyaḥ | sarvagopījanānaṃdī gopījanavimohanaḥ || 70 ||

Translation

Il est le Seigneur même de la vie de la jeune fille; le Bien-aimé de la fille de Vṛṣabhānu; la joie de toutes les gopīs; et Celui qui envoûte les gopīs.

Word by Word

• किशोरीप्राणनाथः: lord of the life-breath of the maidens
• किशोरीप्राणनाथः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किशोरी-प्राण-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (किशोरीणां प्राणानां नाथः)

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

• वृषभानसुताप्रियः: beloved of Vṛṣabhānu’s daughter (Rādhā)
• वृषभानसुताप्रियः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृषभानु-सुता-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृषभानोः सुतायाः प्रियः)

• सर्वगोपीजनानन्दी: delighter of all the gopīs
• सर्वगोपीजनानन्दी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-गोपी-जन-आनन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वस्य गोपीजनस्य आनन्दी = आनन्दं जनयति)

• गोपीजनविमोहनः: enchanter of the gopīs
• गोपीजनविमोहनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोपी-जन-विमोहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गोपीजनस्य विमोहनः)

Speaker

Narada (in a devotional litany of names/epithets of Krishna-Vishnu, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Vishnu
• Radha (Vṛṣabhānu-sutā)
• Gopis
• Vṛṣabhānu

FAQs

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

It presents Krishna’s intimate, relational divinity—He is described as the beloved and enchanter of the gopīs—teaching that the Supreme is approached not only as cosmic Lord (Vishnu) but also through loving devotion (prema-bhakti) and remembrance of His names.

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

By using affectionate epithets (priyaḥ, ānandī, vimohanaḥ), the verse models nāma-smaraṇa and stuti: devotion grows by contemplating the Lord’s sweetness (mādhurya) and His power to attract the heart away from worldly fixation toward divine love.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a technical Vedāṅga rule itself, it reflects applied chandas-style devotional verse and the practical discipline of correct recitation (śikṣā) and word-formation awareness (vyākaraṇa) when chanting divine names and compounds like gopī-jana-vimohanaḥ.