Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

हालालोलो नीलवासा हलवानेककुंडलः । कला या श्यामला भद्रा सुभद्रा भद्रभूषणा ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

hālālolo nīlavāsā halavānekakuṃḍalaḥ | kalā yā śyāmalā bhadrā subhadrā bhadrabhūṣaṇā || 67 ||

Translation

ती हाला-लोल, क्रीडेत डोलणारी; निळे वस्त्र परिधान करणारी, अनेक कुंडलांनी युक्त आहे। ती कलारूपा श्यामला, भद्रा, सुभद्रा, भद्रभूषणांनी विभूषित आहे॥

Word by Word

• hālā-lolaḥ: liquor-intoxicated/rolling
• hālā-lolaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hālā + lola (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative masculine singular; ‘restless/rolling with liquor (intoxicated)’

• nīla-vāsāḥ: wearing blue clothes
• nīla-vāsāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nīla + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative masculine singular; ‘having blue garments’

• hala-vān: plough-bearing
• hala-vān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hala + -vant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative masculine singular; वतुप्/वन्त-प्रत्यय; ‘possessing a plough’

• aneka-kuṇḍalaḥ: with many earrings
• aneka-kuṇḍalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka + kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative masculine singular; ‘having many earrings’

• kalā: Kalā (a goddess/consort)
• kalā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative feminine singular

• yā: who
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun nominative feminine singular

• śyāmalā: dark-complexioned
• śyāmalā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śyāmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative feminine singular; विशेषण

• bhadrā: auspicious
• bhadrā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative feminine singular; विशेषण

• su-bhadrā: very auspicious
• su-bhadrā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative feminine singular; ‘very auspicious’

• bhadra-bhūṣaṇā: auspiciously adorned
• bhadra-bhūṣaṇā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhadra + bhūṣaṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative feminine singular; ‘having auspicious ornaments / auspiciously adorned’

Speaker

Narada (in a recitational/technical-stotra listing context, transmitted within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi (as Kalā/Śyāmalā—an auspicious feminine divinity)

FAQs

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

It functions as a nāma-style praise: by contemplating the deity’s auspicious qualities—beauty, sacred adornment, and beneficence—the reciter cultivates śubha (auspiciousness) and devotional focus (bhakti-smṛti).

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

Bhakti here is practiced through reverent naming and visualization: repeating epithets like śyāmalā, bhadrā, and subhadrā trains the mind to dwell on the deity’s benevolent presence rather than worldly distraction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse supports Vedāṅga-style disciplined recitation—clear phonetics (śikṣā) and structured name-lists useful for pāṭha/japa—where precision of sound and consistent repetition are treated as spiritually efficacious.