Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma
प्राप्तं कृष्णरहस्यं वै सावधानो भवाधुना । अस्मात्सारस्वतात्कल्पात्पूर्वस्मिन्पंचविंशके ॥ ७ ॥
prāptaṃ kṛṣṇarahasyaṃ vai sāvadhāno bhavādhunā | asmātsārasvatātkalpātpūrvasminpaṃcaviṃśake || 7 ||
អ្នកបានទទួលសេចក្តីអាថ៌កំបាំងនៃព្រះក្រឹષ્ણជាក់ជាមែន; ឥឡូវនេះ ចូរប្រុងប្រយ័ត្នស្តាប់។ វាស្ថិតនៅក្នុងផ្នែកទីម្ភៃប្រាំមុន នៃសារ៉ស្វតកល្បនេះ។
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in instruction mode)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames Kṛṣṇa-bhakti as a confidential, lineage-based teaching (rahasya) that must be received with attentiveness and preserved as a sacred transmission tied to kalpa chronology.
By calling the teaching “Kṛṣṇa-rahasya” and urging careful attention, it implies that devotion to Kṛṣṇa is not merely emotional but a disciplined, instructed practice handed down through authoritative tradition.
The verse points to kalpa/chronological classification—an organizing principle used in śāstric literature to authenticate and locate teachings within cosmic cycles, supporting precise traditional transmission.