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 ||
हरेर्नित्यां लीलां द्रष्टुं ततः प्राह सदाशिवः । गोपीजनपदस्यान्ते ‘वल्लभ’ इति पदं योज्यताम् ॥
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.