Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 198

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

Devanagari script

राससिंधुशशांका च रासमंडलमंडीनी । नतव्रता सिंहरीच्छा सुमीर्तिः सुखंदिता ॥ १९८ ॥

Transliteration

rāsasiṃdhuśaśāṃkā ca rāsamaṃḍalamaṃḍīnī | natavratā siṃharīcchā sumīrtiḥ sukhaṃditā || 198 ||

Translation

राससिन्धुशशाङ्का च रासमण्डलमण्डिनी । नतव्रता सिंहरीच्छा सुमीर्तिः सुखंदिता ॥

Word by Word

• राससिन्धुशशाङ्का: moon of the ocean of rāsa
• राससिन्धुशशाङ्का: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रास + सिन्धु + शशाङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'राससिन्धोः शशाङ्का' (moon of the ocean of rāsa)

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

• रासमण्डलमण्डिनी: adorned/adorning the rāsa-circle
• रासमण्डलमण्डिनी: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रास + मण्डल + मण्डिन् (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त/तद्धित: मण्डिन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'रासमण्डलं मण्डयति इति' (adorning the rāsa-circle)

• नतव्रता: humble and devoted (in vow)
• नतव्रता: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त: नत < √नम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—'नता व्रता यस्याः/या' (humble in vow; devoted)

• सिंहरीच्छा: having lion-like resolve/desire
• सिंहरीच्छा: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह + ऋच्छा/इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पाठद्वयसम्भवः: (1) सिंह-ईच्छा = सिंहस्य इव इच्छा (lion-like desire) (2) सिंह-ऋच्छा = सिंहसम्बद्धा ऋच्छा; तत्पुरुष/उपमानपूर्वपद

• सुमीर्तिः: of excellent renown/memory (good fame)
• सुमीर्तिः: विशेष्य (Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + मीरति/मूर्ति/स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—'सु-मीर्तिः/सु-मूर्तिः/सु-स्मृतिः' इति पाठभेदसम्भवः; अत्र 'उत्तमा कीर्तिः/स्मृतिः' अर्थे

• सुखंदिता: bestowing happiness
• सुखंदिता: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + दित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त: दित < √दा/√द्?; here as 'दिता' = endowed/causing)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सन्धिविग्रहः: सुखम् + दिता; तत्पुरुषः—'सुखं ददाति/सुखेन दिता' (bestowing happiness / endowed with happiness)

Speaker

Narada (enumerating names within a technical/cataloguing passage to Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

Its significance lies in preserving sacred knowledge through precise enumeration—an archival method used in Purāṇic and Vedāṅga-style sections to transmit tradition without loss or alteration.

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

This specific verse is primarily a name-list rather than a direct bhakti instruction; indirectly, it supports bhakti by safeguarding the textual and ritual vocabulary that devotees rely on for correct recitation, vrata-observance, and liturgical continuity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects the Vedāṅga approach of cataloguing and standardizing terms and names—useful for accurate transmission in vyākaraṇa/nirukta-style learning and for maintaining consistency in ritual and textual references.