Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92

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

Devanagari script

सायाह्ने द्वारवत्यां तु चित्रोद्यानोपशोभिते । अष्टसाहस्रसंख्यातैर्भवनैरुपमंडिते ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

sāyāhne dvāravatyāṃ tu citrodyānopaśobhite | aṣṭasāhasrasaṃkhyātairbhavanairupamaṃḍite || 92 ||

Translation

സായാഹ്നത്തിൽ ദ്വാരവതിയിൽ—വിചിത്രമായ ഉദ്യാനങ്ങൾകൊണ്ട് ശോഭിതവും, എട്ടായിരം ഭവനങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതവും ആയ—(അങ്ങനെയൊരു ദൃശ്യമായിരുന്നു)।

Word by Word

• सायाह्ने: in the evening
• सायाह्ने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साय-अह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन

• द्वारवत्याम्: in Dvāravatī
• द्वारवत्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन

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

• चित्रोद्यानोपशोभिते: adorned with splendid gardens
• चित्रोद्यानोपशोभिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र-उद्यान-उप-शोभित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन; ‘adorned by/with beautiful gardens’; विशेषण (द्वारवत्याम्/स्थाने)

• अष्टसाहस्रसंख्यातैः: by (those) numbering eight thousand
• अष्टसाहस्रसंख्यातैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट-साहस्र-संख्यात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; ‘numbered as eight-thousand’; विशेषण (भवनैः)

• भवनैः: with mansions/houses
• भवनैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन

• उपमण्डिते: adorned
• उपमण्डिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-मण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन; ‘decorated/adorned’; विशेषण (द्वारवत्याम्/स्थाने)

Speaker

Narada (narration within the dialogue with the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Dvaravati (Dvaraka)

FAQs

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

It elevates Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) as a sacred, divinely ordered space—its beauty and abundance serve as outward signs of dharmic prosperity associated with the Lord’s presence and His holy realm.

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

By lovingly depicting the Lord’s city, the verse supports smaraṇa (devotional remembrance): contemplating Dvārakā’s sacred splendour becomes a bhakti-practice that draws the mind toward Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa and His abode.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it reflects traditional attention to deśa-kāla (place and time)—“evening” and a specific sacred locale—useful in ritual framing and auspicious contextualization, though no explicit Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa/Jyotiṣa rule is stated in this verse.