Shloka 40

Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas

Devanagari script

पुराणेषु रहस्यं तु राधामाधववर्णनम् । यतः सर्वं भवान्वेत्ति याथातथ्येन सुव्रत ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

purāṇeṣu rahasyaṃ tu rādhāmādhavavarṇanam | yataḥ sarvaṃ bhavānvetti yāthātathyena suvrata || 40 ||

Translation

पुराणांतील गूढ रहस्य म्हणजे राधा-माधवांचे वर्णनच होय; हे सुव्रत, कारण आपण सर्व काही यथार्थपणे जाणता.

Word by Word

• पुराणेषु: in the Purāṇas
• पुराणेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.)/पुंलिङ्ग (m.) प्रातिपदिक; सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन (pl)

• रहस्यम्: a secret, mystery
• रहस्यम्: Vidheya (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा (Nom.)/द्वितीया (Acc.) एकवचन (sg); here as predicate-noun ‘(it is) a secret’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• राधा-माधव-वर्णनम्: the description of Rādhā and Mādhava
• राधा-माधव-वर्णनम्: Visheshya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधा (प्रातिपदिक) + माधव (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): राधायाः माधवस्य च वर्णनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा (Nom.)/द्वितीया (Acc.) एकवचन (sg)

• यतः: because/since
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (causal) ‘because/since’

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc./कर्म), एकवचन (sg)

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (sg)

• वेत्ति: knows
• वेत्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (sg); परस्मैपदम्

• याथातथ्येन: accurately, as it truly is
• याथातथ्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याथातथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (sg); ‘in accordance with reality/accurately’

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: सुन्दरं व्रतं यस्य; पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (sg)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Radha
• Madhava (Krishna)

FAQs

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

It identifies the narrations of Rādhā–Mādhava as the inner “rahasya” of Purāṇic teaching, pointing to intimate, love-centered devotion as a highest devotional essence.

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

By elevating Rādhā–Mādhava-kathā as the Purāṇas’ secret core, it implies that bhakti matures from general praise of God to absorbed remembrance and narration of the Lord’s līlā with loving devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga is not directly taught here; the practical takeaway is vrata-niyama (discipline of vows) implied by “suvrata,” supporting steady sādhana like japa, kīrtana, and kathā-śravaṇa.