Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma
सहस्रं च तयोर्न्नाम्नां पठेन्नित्यं समाहितः । एतसाधनमुद्दिष्टं प्रपन्नानां मुनीश्वर ॥ ३३ ॥
sahasraṃ ca tayornnāmnāṃ paṭhennityaṃ samāhitaḥ | etasādhanamuddiṣṭaṃ prapannānāṃ munīśvara || 33 ||
ഹേ മുനീശ്വരാ, ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തത്തോടെ നിത്യം ആ ദിവ്യദ്വയത്തിന്റെ സഹസ്രനാമങ്ങൾ പാരായണം ചെയ്യണം; ശരണാഗതർക്കായി ഇതേ साधനമെന്ന് നിർദ്ദേശിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്।
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents sahasranāma-pāṭha (reciting a thousand divine names) as a direct, prescribed sādhana for prapannas—devotees who have surrendered—emphasizing steadiness of mind (samāhita) as essential to the practice.
Bhakti is framed as consistent daily remembrance through divine names; devotion is not merely emotion but a regulated discipline—recitation done “nityam” with inner collectedness—supporting surrender (prapatti) through nāma.
The verse highlights disciplined recitation (pāṭha) with correct, steady attention—an applied aspect of śikṣā (proper recitation/phonetics) and the broader Vedic practice of nitya-anushthāna (daily observance), even though no specific Vedanga is named.