Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
पांचजन्यं गदा चक्रं वसुदेवश्च देवकी । नंदगोपो यशोदा च सगोगोपालगोपिकाः ॥ ७४ ॥
pāṃcajanyaṃ gadā cakraṃ vasudevaśca devakī | naṃdagopo yaśodā ca sagogopālagopikāḥ || 74 ||
पाञ्चजन्य शंख, गदा व चक्र; तसेच वसुदेव व देवकी; नंदगोप व यशोदा—गायींसह गोपाळ व गोपींसमवेत—हे सर्व प्रभूच्या दिव्य परिकररूपाने स्मरणीय आहेत।
Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; verse lists objects/persons for devotional recollection)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches smaraṇa-bhakti: sanctifying the mind by remembering the Lord’s emblems (conch, mace, discus) and His intimate associates (parents in Mathurā and Vraja), which gathers the heart into single-pointed devotion.
By presenting a concrete list for remembrance—Hari’s weapons and Kṛṣṇa’s Vraja-līlā circle—it models bhakti as affectionate recollection (nāma/guṇa/parikara-smaraṇa) rather than abstract speculation.
It most directly supports chandas/recitation practice and upāsanā-method: a memorisable litany used in japa, pūjā, or dhyāna; it is not primarily a technical teaching of vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa in this specific verse.