Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma
नित्यां लीलां हरेर्द्रष्टुं ततः प्राह सदाशिवः । गोपीजनपदस्यांते वल्लभेति पदं ततः ॥ ११ ॥
nityāṃ līlāṃ harerdraṣṭuṃ tataḥ prāha sadāśivaḥ | gopījanapadasyāṃte vallabheti padaṃ tataḥ || 11 ||
मग श्रीहरीची नित्य-लीला पाहण्याची इच्छा करून सदाशिव म्हणाले—“‘गोपीजनपद’ या शब्दाच्या शेवटी ‘वल्लभ’ हे पद जोडा.”
Sadashiva
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It shows that access to Hari’s nitya-līlā is approached through precise devotional speech—forming and invoking the Lord’s epithets with reverence, as taught by Sadāśiva.
Bhakti here is expressed as nāma-based contemplation: the Lord is remembered through a specific name/epithet (“…vallabha”), aligning language with loving meditation on Hari’s līlā.
It reflects a Vyākaraṇa-like (grammar/word-formation) instruction—how to append a term to create a meaningful devotional designation used in mantra or praise.