Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

कामः कृष्णपदं ङतं गोविंदं च तथाविधम् । गोपीजनपदं पश्चाद्वल्लभायाग्निसुंदरी ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

kāmaḥ kṛṣṇapadaṃ ṅataṃ goviṃdaṃ ca tathāvidham | gopījanapadaṃ paścādvallabhāyāgnisuṃdarī || 6 ||

Translation

കാമദേവൻ കൃഷ്ണപദത്തെ പ്രാപിച്ചു; അതുപോലെ ഗോവിന്ദനെയും സമീപിച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് അഗ്നിസുന്ദരീ ദേവി ഗോപീജനങ്ങളുടെ ഗ്രാമത്തിലേക്ക് ചെന്നു വല്ലഭായുടെ പ്രിയസഖിയായി (സംഗിനിയായി) ഭവിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• कामः: Kāma (the deity of desire)
• कामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृष्णपदम्: the word/foot ‘Kṛṣṇa’
• कृष्णपदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कृष्णस्य पदम्)

• ङतम्: gone/uttered (i.e., to be recited)
• ङतम्: Karma (कर्म; qualifying object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘गतं’ (gone/uttered)

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda
• गोविन्दम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथाविधम्: of that kind; similarly formed
• तथाविधम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (तथा-प्रकारः)

• गोपीजनपदम्: the word/foot ‘gopī-jana’ (people of the gopīs)
• गोपीजनपदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपी + जन + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गोपीजनस्य पदम्)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रम-अव्यय (adverb of sequence)

• वल्लभाय: for (the) beloved
• वल्लभाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• अग्निसुन्दरी: Agnisundarī (the fire-beauty; a name/epithet)
• अग्निसुन्दरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अग्निरिव सुन्दरी / अग्नि-सम्बद्धा सुन्दरी)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical listing context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Kama
• Krishnapada
• Govinda
• Gopis
• Agnisundari
• Vallabha

FAQs

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

It reflects a technical, catalog-like mode where divine names and associated beings/places are enumerated; such naming (nāma) supports remembrance (smaraṇa) and devotional orientation toward Govinda/Kṛṣṇa.

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

By foregrounding names like Govinda and Kṛṣṇapada, the verse reinforces nāma-centered devotion—using sacred names as anchors for contemplation and worship, a common Purāṇic bhakti method.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse exemplifies a Vedanga-adjacent technique of precise nomenclature and contextual designation—useful for Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta-style clarity in identifying proper names, epithets, and their narrative associations.