Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma

Devanagari script

सहस्रं च तयोर्न्नाम्नां पठेन्नित्यं समाहितः । एतसाधनमुद्दिष्टं प्रपन्नानां मुनीश्वर ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

sahasraṃ ca tayornnāmnāṃ paṭhennityaṃ samāhitaḥ | etasādhanamuddiṣṭaṃ prapannānāṃ munīśvara || 33 ||

Translation

Wahai tuan di antara para muni, dengan minda yang terhimpun hendaklah seseorang membaca setiap hari seribu nama kedua-dua-Nya; inilah sādhana yang ditetapkan bagi mereka yang telah berserah diri dan berlindung.

Word by Word

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Masculine, Genitive (6th), Dual

• नाम्नाम्: of names
• नाम्नाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Genitive (6th), Plural

• पठेत्: should recite
• पठेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative, Active, 3rd person, Singular

• नित्यम्: always/daily
• नित्यम्: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• समाहितः: collected/concentrated (in mind)
• समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित (कृदन्त; सम्-आ-√धा (धातु), क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally

• एतत्-साधनम्: this means/practice
• एतत्-साधनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (एतत्-विशेषणपूर्वक)

• उद्दिष्टम्: has been prescribed/indicated
• उद्दिष्टम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; PPP, Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective with implied ‘अस्ति’

• प्रपन्नानाम्: of the surrendered devotees
• प्रपन्नानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपन्न (कृदन्त; प्र-√पद् (धातु), क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त used substantively ‘those who have surrendered’

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Vocative, Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It presents sahasranāma-pāṭha (reciting a thousand divine names) as a direct, prescribed sādhana for prapannas—devotees who have surrendered—emphasizing steadiness of mind (samāhita) as essential to the practice.

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

Bhakti is framed as consistent daily remembrance through divine names; devotion is not merely emotion but a regulated discipline—recitation done “nityam” with inner collectedness—supporting surrender (prapatti) through nāma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights disciplined recitation (pāṭha) with correct, steady attention—an applied aspect of śikṣā (proper recitation/phonetics) and the broader Vedic practice of nitya-anushthāna (daily observance), even though no specific Vedanga is named.