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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

दद्याद्बिभ्रत्कराग्रैरपि दरमुरलीपुष्पबाणेक्षुचापानक्षस्पृक्पूर्णकुंभौ स्मरललितवपुर्दिव्यभूषांगरागः । व्याख्यां वामे वितन्वन् स्फुटरुचिरपदो वेणुना विश्वमात्रे शब्दब्रह्मोद्भवेन श्रियमरुणरुचिर्बल्लवीवल्लभो नः ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

dadyādbibhratkarāgrairapi daramuralīpuṣpabāṇekṣucāpānakṣaspṛkpūrṇakuṃbhau smaralalitavapurdivyabhūṣāṃgarāgaḥ | vyākhyāṃ vāme vitanvan sphuṭarucirapado veṇunā viśvamātre śabdabrahmodbhavena śriyamaruṇarucirballavīvallabho naḥ || 35 ||

Translation

ଯିଏ ଆଙ୍ଗୁଳିର ଅଗ୍ରଭାଗରେ ମୃଦୁନାଦ ମୁରଳୀ, ପୁଷ୍ପବାଣ-ଇକ୍ଷୁଚାପ, ଏବଂ ନୟନକୁ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ କରୁଥିବା ଦୁଇ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କୁମ୍ଭ ଧାରଣ କରନ୍ତି; ଯାହାଙ୍କ ଦେହ କାମଦେବ ସଦୃଶ ଲଲିତ, ଦିବ୍ୟ ଭୂଷଣ ଓ ସୁଗନ୍ଧ ଅଙ୍ଗରାଗରେ ଶୋଭିତ; ଯିଏ ବାମହସ୍ତରେ ବ୍ୟାଖ୍ୟା ପ୍ରସାର କରି, ଶବ୍ଦବ୍ରହ୍ମଜନିତ ବେଣୁର ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ମଧୁର ସ୍ୱରରେ ବିଶ୍ୱମାତାଙ୍କୁ ଉପଦେଶ ଦିଅନ୍ତି—ସେଇ ଅରୁଣକାନ୍ତି ଗୋପୀବଲ୍ଲଭ ଆମକୁ ଶ୍ରୀସମୃଦ୍ଧି ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word
दद्यात्should give/bestow
दद्यात्:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
बिभ्रत्bearing
बिभ्रत्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Participial qualifier)
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘bearing’
कर-अग्रैःwith the fingertips
कर-अग्रैः:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootकर (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास
अपिeven/also
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle nuance)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle)
दरslightly/gently
दर:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदर (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
मुरली-पुष्प-बाण-इक्षु-चापान्flute, flower-arrows, and sugarcane-bow
मुरली-पुष्प-बाण-इक्षु-चापान्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootमुरली (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + इक्षु (प्रातिपदिक) + चाप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (समाहार/इतरेतर-भावः सन्दर्भानुसार)
अ-नक्षः-स्पृक्-पूर्ण-कुम्भौtwo full pitchers not reaching the sky
अ-नक्षः-स्पृक्-पूर्ण-कुम्भौ:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootअ (नञ्) + नक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्पृश्/स्पृक् (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; ‘(two) full pitchers not touching the sky’ (अ-नक्षःस्पृक्)
स्मर-ललित-वपुःone whose form is charming like Kāma
स्मर-ललित-वपुः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootस्मर (प्रातिपदिक) + ललित (प्रातिपदिक) + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास
दिव्य-भूषा-अङ्ग-रागःadorned with divine ornaments and body-unguent
दिव्य-भूषा-अङ्ग-रागः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषा (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + राग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (दिव्याः भूषाः, अङ्गरागः)
व्याख्याम्exposition/teaching
व्याख्याम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootव्याख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
वामेin the left (hand/side)
वामे:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootवाम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
वितन्वन्expounding
वितन्वन्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Participial qualifier)
TypeVerb
Rootवि + तन् (धातु)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘spreading/expounding’
स्फुट-रुचिर-पदःwhose words/steps are clear and lovely
स्फुट-रुचिर-पदः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootस्फुट (प्रातिपदिक) + रुचिर (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास
वेणुनाwith the flute
वेणुना:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootवेणु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
विश्व-मात्रेfor the whole world alone
विश्व-मात्रे:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास
शब्द-ब्रह्म-उद्भवेनby that which arises from sound-Brahman
शब्द-ब्रह्म-उद्भवेन:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeAdjective
Rootशब्द (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; विशेषण
श्रियम्prosperity/splendour
श्रियम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
अरुण-रुचिःhaving reddish radiance
अरुण-रुचिः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; विशेषण
बल्लवी-वल्लभःbeloved of the cowherd maidens
बल्लवी-वल्लभः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootबल्लवी (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास
नःour / for us
नः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive) बहुवचन / वा चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) बहुवचन; प्रयोगानुसार ‘our/for us’
Speaker

Narada (hymnic voice within the Narada Purana’s Vedanga-focused section; framed in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities
K
Krishna
K
Kama (Smara)
V
Vishva-mata (Universal Mother)
Ś
Śabda-Brahman

FAQs

It meditates on Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the source of auspiciousness (śrī) through Śabda-Brahman—divine sound—showing that spiritual and worldly prosperity arise from attunement to sacred vibration embodied in His flute.

Bhakti here is contemplative worship: visualizing Kṛṣṇa’s beauty and symbols while hearing/remembering His flute as sacred sound, the devotee receives grace (dadyāt) and inner refinement through loving remembrance.

The verse foregrounds Śabda-Brahman and the power of articulated sound, aligning with Vedanga concerns—especially Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (structured expression)—by portraying clear, distinct notes (sphuṭa) as spiritually formative.

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