Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 192

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

Devanagari script

प्रीतिस्था नित्ययंत्रस्था गोलोकस्था विभूतिदा । स्वानुभूतिस्थिता व्यक्ता सर्वलोकनिवासिनी ॥ १९२ ॥

Transliteration

prītisthā nityayaṃtrasthā golokasthā vibhūtidā | svānubhūtisthitā vyaktā sarvalokanivāsinī || 192 ||

Translation

彼女はプリーティ（神聖なる愛）に住し、永遠の宇宙秩序に確立している。ゴーローカに住み、ヴィブーティ（霊的威徳・力）を授ける。自らの直証に堅く立ち、明らかに顕現して、あらゆる世界に遍住する。

Word by Word

• प्रीतिस्था: abiding in love/joy
• प्रीतिस्था: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: प्रीतौ स्था (abiding in love/joy)

• नित्ययंत्रस्था: situated in the eternal yantra
• नित्ययंत्रस्था: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य + यन्त्र + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: नित्ये यन्त्रे स्था (situated in the eternal mechanism/yantra)

• गोलोकस्था: dwelling in Goloka
• गोलोकस्था: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोलोक + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: गोलोके स्था

• विभूतिदा: giver of glory/prosperity
• विभूतिदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभूति + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: विभूतिं ददाति इति (giver of prosperity/powers)

• स्वानुभूतिस्थिता: established in self-realization
• स्वानुभूतिस्थिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + अनुभूति + स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त: स्थितā = established; तत्पुरुष: स्वानुभूतौ स्थितā (established in self-experience)

• व्यक्ता: manifest/clear
• व्यक्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वलोकनिवासिनी: dwelling in all worlds
• सर्वलोकनिवासिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लोक + निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: सर्वेषु लोकेषु निवासिनी (dwelling in all worlds)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Goloka

FAQs

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

It portrays the Divine Feminine power as simultaneously transcendent (in Goloka), immanent (present in all worlds), and accessible through prīti (devotional love) and svānubhūti (direct realization).

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

By placing prīti (loving devotion) as the primary ‘abode’ of the Divine, it implies that bhakti is not merely ritual performance but a state in which the deity’s presence becomes manifest and transformative.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Rather than a specific Vedanga technique, the verse emphasizes the doctrinal framework used in Vedic sciences—cosmic order (nitya-yantra) and experiential verification (svānubhūti)—as the basis for understanding divine manifestation.