Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 157

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

Devanagari script

कृष्णासक्ता कृष्णभक्ता चन्द्रावलिनिषेविता । कलाषोडशसंपूर्णा कृष्णदेहार्द्धधारिणी ॥ १५७ ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣṇāsaktā kṛṣṇabhaktā candrāvaliniṣevitā | kalāṣoḍaśasaṃpūrṇā kṛṣṇadehārddhadhāriṇī || 157 ||

Translation

彼女はクリシュナに深く結ばれ、クリシュナの भक्त（バクティの奉仕者）であり、チャンドラーヴァリーに仕えられる。十六の神聖な कला（カラー）を具足し、クリシュナ御身の半分を担う。

Word by Word

• कृष्ण-आसक्ता: attached to Krishna
• कृष्ण-आसक्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + आसक्त (कृदन्त; √सञ्ज्/सक्त (धातु), क्त; आ- उपसर्ग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः—कृष्णे आसक्ता (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• कृष्ण-भक्ता: devoted to Krishna
• कृष्ण-भक्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (कृदन्त; √भज् (धातु), क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः—कृष्णस्य भक्ताः/कृष्णे भक्तिः यस्याः

• चन्द्रावली-निषेविता: served/attended by Candrāvalī
• चन्द्रावली-निषेविता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्रावली (प्रातिपदिक) + निषेवित (कृदन्त; √सेव् (धातु) + नि- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः—चन्द्रावल्या निषेविता (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• कला-षोडश-संपूर्णा: complete with sixteen arts
• कला-षोडश-संपूर्णा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक) + षोडश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) + संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षोडशकलाभिः संपूर्णा (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• कृष्ण-देह-अर्द्ध-धारिणी: bearing half of Krishna’s body
• कृष्ण-देह-अर्द्ध-धारिणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिणी (कृदन्त; √धृ (धातु), णिनि/इनी-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘धारिणी’ = agent noun; समासः—कृष्णस्य देहस्य अर्द्धं धारयति इति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Chandravali

FAQs

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

It presents the ideal of single-minded Krishna-bhakti and portrays the beloved devotee as spiritually “complete” (with sixteen kalās), indicating fullness of divine qualities through devotion.

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

By emphasizing being wholly attached to Krishna (āsakti) and defined by devotion (bhakti), it teaches that the devotee’s identity and perfection arise from continuous loving absorption in the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedanga is not directly taught in this verse; the technical point is theological—“ṣoḍaśa-kalā” (sixteen aspects) as a traditional completeness marker used in śāstric descriptions of divine or perfected states.