Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
The Exposition of the Table of Contents of the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa
रासक्रीडा च गोपीभिः शारदी समुदाहृता । रहस्ये राधया क्रीडा वर्णिता बहुविस्तरा ॥ १७ ॥
rāsakrīḍā ca gopībhiḥ śāradī samudāhṛtā | rahasye rādhayā krīḍā varṇitā bahuvistarā || 17 ||
ഗോപികളോടൊപ്പം നടന്ന ശരദ്കാല രാസക്രീഡയും പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. കൂടാതെ രഹസ്യപ്രസംഗത്തിൽ രാധയോടുള്ള ക്രീഡ മഹാവിസ്താരമായി വർണ്ണിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
Suta (narrating the Purana’s contents in an anukramanika/synopsis manner)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to the Rāsa-līlā as a pinnacle of devotional theology—divine love (bhakti) portrayed through Krishna’s intimate, autumnal pastime with the Gopīs, and it signals that certain aspects are treated as rahasya (esoteric) teachings.
By highlighting the Gopīs’ and Rādhā’s relationship with Krishna, the verse emphasizes loving devotion expressed as total-hearted participation in the Lord’s līlā, where intimacy is not ordinary romance but a model of single-minded surrender and divine-centered love.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the only practical pointer is seasonal timing—“śāradī” (autumnal)—which can align with calendrical observance (jyotiṣa-based seasonality) when traditions contextualize līlā recitations and vrata-related kathā listening.