Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

कामः कृष्णपदं ङतं गोविंदं च तथाविधम् । गोपीजनपदं पश्चाद्वल्लभायाग्निसुंदरी ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

kāmaḥ kṛṣṇapadaṃ ṅataṃ goviṃdaṃ ca tathāvidham | gopījanapadaṃ paścādvallabhāyāgnisuṃdarī || 6 ||

Translation

ਕਾਮਦੇਵ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨਪਦ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ ਅਤੇ ਉਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਦੇ ਕੋਲ ਵੀ ਗਿਆ। ਫਿਰ ਅਗਨਿਸੁੰਦਰੀ ਦੇਵੀ ਗੋਪੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਬਸਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਵੱਲਭਾ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਿਆ (ਸੰਗਿਨੀ) ਬਣੀ।

Word by Word

• कामः: Kāma (the deity of desire)
• कामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृष्णपदम्: the word/foot ‘Kṛṣṇa’
• कृष्णपदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कृष्णस्य पदम्)

• ङतम्: gone/uttered (i.e., to be recited)
• ङतम्: Karma (कर्म; qualifying object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘गतं’ (gone/uttered)

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda
• गोविन्दम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथाविधम्: of that kind; similarly formed
• तथाविधम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (तथा-प्रकारः)

• गोपीजनपदम्: the word/foot ‘gopī-jana’ (people of the gopīs)
• गोपीजनपदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपी + जन + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गोपीजनस्य पदम्)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रम-अव्यय (adverb of sequence)

• वल्लभाय: for (the) beloved
• वल्लभाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• अग्निसुन्दरी: Agnisundarī (the fire-beauty; a name/epithet)
• अग्निसुन्दरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अग्निरिव सुन्दरी / अग्नि-सम्बद्धा सुन्दरी)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical listing context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Kama
• Krishnapada
• Govinda
• Gopis
• Agnisundari
• Vallabha

FAQs

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

It reflects a technical, catalog-like mode where divine names and associated beings/places are enumerated; such naming (nāma) supports remembrance (smaraṇa) and devotional orientation toward Govinda/Kṛṣṇa.

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

By foregrounding names like Govinda and Kṛṣṇapada, the verse reinforces nāma-centered devotion—using sacred names as anchors for contemplation and worship, a common Purāṇic bhakti method.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse exemplifies a Vedanga-adjacent technique of precise nomenclature and contextual designation—useful for Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta-style clarity in identifying proper names, epithets, and their narrative associations.