Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
प्रदीपित स्मरैर्गोष्ठसुंदरीमृदुवाससाम् । विलोलनपरैः संसेवितं वा तैर्निरंतरम् ॥ ४५ ॥
pradīpita smarairgoṣṭhasuṃdarīmṛduvāsasām | vilolanaparaiḥ saṃsevitaṃ vā tairniraṃtaram || 45 ||
किंवा कामभावाने प्रदीप्त होऊन, ते गोकुळातील सुंदर गोपींशी—मृदु वस्त्रे परिधान केलेल्या, क्रीडा-विलासात तत्पर—निरंतर रमतात।
Narada (in instructional narration, consistent with Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights how desire (smara/kāma), once inflamed, drives continuous indulgence, which becomes an obstacle to restraint, study, and spiritual steadiness.
By implication, it teaches that sustained bhakti requires guarding the mind from constant sensual preoccupation, since uninterrupted indulgence disperses attention away from remembrance of the Divine.
The practical takeaway is disciplinary ethics that support Vedanga pursuits (e.g., śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, kalpa): sense-restraint and regulated conduct are prerequisites for effective learning, recitation, and ritual precision.