Shloka 7

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā

Devanagari script

द्विभुजो मुरलीहस्तः किरूटादिविभूषितः । आस्ते कैवल्यनाथस्तु राधावक्षस्थलोज्ज्वलः ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

dvibhujo muralīhastaḥ kirūṭādivibhūṣitaḥ | āste kaivalyanāthastu rādhāvakṣasthalojjvalaḥ || 7 ||

Translation

二臂にしてムルリー（笛）を手に持ち、冠をはじめ諸々の飾りに荘厳されている。かくして解脱の主カイヴァリヤナータは坐し、御胸にはラーダーの輝きが燦然と宿る。

Word by Word

• द्वि-भुजः: two-armed
• द्वि-भुजः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• मुरली-हस्तः: holding a flute
• मुरली-हस्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुरली (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुष (‘having a flute in hand’ / ‘flute-handed’)

• किरीट-आदि-विभूषितः: adorned with a crown and so on
• किरीट-आदि-विभूषितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरीट (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूषित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (वि-√भूष्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘adorned with crown etc.’

• आस्ते: sits, remains
• आस्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• कैवल्य-नाथः: Lord of Kaivalya (liberation)
• कैवल्य-नाथः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैवल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of liberation’)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अन्वय/विरोध (particle)

• राधा-वक्षःस्थल-उज्ज्वलः: radiant upon Rādhā’s chest
• राधा-वक्षःस्थल-उज्ज्वलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राधा (प्रातिपदिक) + वक्षःस्थल (प्रातिपदिक) + उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘bright on/at Rādhā’s chest’)

Speaker

Narada (stuti / descriptive narration within Uttara-Bhaga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kaivalyanatha (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Radha

FAQs

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

It presents the personal, beautiful form of the Lord—Krishna as Kaivalyanātha—showing that liberation (kaivalya) is attained not merely through abstraction but through loving contemplation of Bhagavān’s form endowed with divine qualities.

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

By emphasizing the Lord’s approachable two-armed flute-bearing form and His intimate association with Rādhā, the verse directs the mind toward affectionate remembrance (smaraṇa) and worship (upāsanā), hallmark practices of Vishnu/Krishna-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as dhyāna-oriented description (iconographic meditation support) used in pūjā and stotra practice rather than grammar, astrology, or ritual procedure.