Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
राधा कृष्णप्रिया रासेश्वरी गोपीगणाधिपा । निर्गुणा कृष्णपूज्या च मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी ॥ ४४ ॥
rādhā kṛṣṇapriyā rāseśvarī gopīgaṇādhipā | nirguṇā kṛṣṇapūjyā ca mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī || 44 ||
Rādhā—bien-aimée de Kṛṣṇa, souveraine de la danse du rāsa et cheffe de l’assemblée des gopīs—dépasse les guṇa; Kṛṣṇa lui-même l’adore, et Elle est l’Īśvarī divine, la racine de la Nature primordiale (mūla-prakṛti).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Book 1.3 dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It elevates Radha as supreme divine power—beyond the guṇas—and identifies her as the root principle (mūla-prakṛti), presenting Radha-Krishna devotion as grounded in ultimate metaphysics, not merely sentiment.
By describing Radha as ‘worshipped by Krishna’ and as ruler of the gopīs, the verse frames bhakti as participation in the highest divine relationship (rāsa-bhāva), where loving devotion is itself a supreme principle honored even by Bhagavan.
No specific Vedanga technique (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this śloka; rather, it supplies doctrinal terminology—nirguṇa and mūla-prakṛti—that supports accurate theological understanding used across ritual and recitation contexts.