Shloka 25

Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas

Devanagari script

एकदा राधिकानाथः कांतया सह संगतः । आस्ते वृन्दावने साक्षाद्गोपगोपीगवांपतिः ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

ekadā rādhikānāthaḥ kāṃtayā saha saṃgataḥ | āste vṛndāvane sākṣādgopagopīgavāṃpatiḥ || 25 ||

Translation

एकदा राधिकानाथः कान्तया सह सङ्गतः। आस्ते वृन्दावने साक्षाद् गोपगोपिगवांपतिः॥२५॥

Word by Word

• एकदा: once
• एकदा: Kala (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (once/at one time)

• राधिका-नाथः: the lord of Rādhikā
• राधिका-नाथः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधिका (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राधिकायाः नाथः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कान्तया: with (his) beloved
• कान्तया: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/Association; with सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (सहकारक marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपसर्ग/निपात (with; in company with)

• संगतः: having met; united
• संगतः: Kriya (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आस्ते: remains; sits; stays
• आस्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Atmanepada)

• वृन्दावने: in Vṛndāvana
• वृन्दावने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• साक्षात्: directly; manifestly
• साक्षात्: Prakara (प्रकार/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (directly/manifestly)

• गोप-गोपी-गवाम्-पतिः: lord of the cowherds, cowherd-women, and cows
• गोप-गोपी-गवाम्-पतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to राधिकानाथः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक) + गोपी (प्रातिपदिक) + गवाम् (गो प्रातिपदिक, षष्ठी बहुवचन) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गोपानां गोपीनां गवां च पतिः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/mahatmya frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Radhika
• Krishna
• Vrindavana
• Gopas
• Gopis
• Cows

FAQs

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

It affirms Vṛndāvana as a living sacred realm where Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa is personally present, revealing divine intimacy (līlā) as a basis for devotion.

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

By portraying Kṛṣṇa as Rādhā’s beloved and the lord of Vraja, it directs the mind to loving remembrance (smaraṇa) of the Lord’s personal form and relationships—core to rāgānugā-style bhakti in Vraja contexts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is tirtha-mahātmya orientation—using sacred place and līlā-remembrance as aids to sādhana.