Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 194

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

Devanagari script

औदार्यभावसाध्या च स्थूलसूक्ष्मातिरूपिणी । शिरीषपुष्पमृदुला गांगेयमुकुरप्रभा ॥ १९४ ॥

Transliteration

audāryabhāvasādhyā ca sthūlasūkṣmātirūpiṇī | śirīṣapuṣpamṛdulā gāṃgeyamukuraprabhā || 194 ||

Translation

அவள் உதார மனப்பான்மையால் அடையத்தக்கவள்; ஸ்தூலம், சூக்ஷ்மம், அதீதம் என மூன்று ரூபங்களிலும் வெளிப்படுபவள். சிரீஷப் பூவுபோல் மென்மையானவள்; கங்கையில் பிறந்த முகுரத்தின் ஒளிபோல் பிரகாசிப்பவள்.

Word by Word

• औदार्यभावसाध्या: attainable through generosity
• औदार्यभावसाध्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औदार्य + भाव + साध्य (कृदन्त; √साध् (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त: साध्या = to be accomplished/attainable; तत्पुरुष: औदार्यभावेन साध्या (attainable by the state of generosity)

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

• स्थूलसूक्ष्मातिरूपिणी: having a form beyond gross and subtle
• स्थूलसूक्ष्मातिरूपिणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल + सूक्ष्म + अति + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: स्थूल-सूक्ष्म-अति-रूपिणी (having forms beyond gross and subtle)

• शिरीषपुष्पमृदुला: soft like a śirīṣa flower
• शिरीषपुष्पमृदुला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिरीष + पुष्प + मृदुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: शिरीषपुष्पवत् मृदुला (soft like the śirīṣa flower)

• गांगेयमुकुरप्रभा: radiance like a Gāṅgeya mirror
• गांगेयमुकुरप्रभा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गांगेय + मुकुर + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: गांगेयस्य मुकुरस्य प्रभा (splendour of a Gāṅgeya mirror)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ganga

FAQs

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

It presents generosity (audārya-bhāva) as a direct spiritual means, and frames the revered principle being praised as present on multiple ontological levels—gross, subtle, and transcendent—indicating an all-pervading sacred reality.

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

By stressing audārya (open-handedness, largeness of heart) as “sādhya” (a means of attainment), it aligns bhakti with inner transformation—devotion expressed through compassionate, generous conduct rather than mere external display.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses lakṣaṇa-style descriptive markers (poetic ‘signs’ and similes) to communicate subtle doctrine—an instructional technique common in Vedanga-influenced passages for conveying layered meaning through precise qualifiers (sthūla/sūkṣma/ati).