The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma
गोपधामा सुदामांबा गोपाली गोपमोहिनी । गोपभूषा कृष्णभूषा श्रीवृन्दावनचंद्रिका ॥ २०० ॥
gopadhāmā sudāmāṃbā gopālī gopamohinī | gopabhūṣā kṛṣṇabhūṣā śrīvṛndāvanacaṃdrikā || 200 ||
அவள் கோபர்களின் ஒளிமிகு தாமம்; சுதாமாவின் போற்றத்தக்க தாய்; கோபாலி—கோபர் குலத்தை மயக்கும் மோகினி. அவள் கோபர்களின் அணிகலன்; ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணனின் தெய்வ அணிகலன்; ஸ்ரீவ்ரிந்தாவனத்தின் மங்கள நிலவொளி.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue responding to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
This verse functions as a nāma-stuti: a concentrated praise through epithets that present the Devi as inseparable from Kṛṣṇa’s Vraja-līlā—ornamenting Kṛṣṇa, enchanting the gopas, and illuminating Vṛndāvana like moonlight—thereby directing the mind to Vraja-bhakti and affectionate devotion.
Bhakti is expressed here through loving remembrance (smaraṇa) and praise (stuti) of divine qualities: by repeatedly invoking names tied to Vṛndāvana and Kṛṣṇa’s companions (gopas), the devotee cultivates intimacy, sweetness (mādhurya), and single-pointed devotion centered on Kṛṣṇa and His Vraja.
The practical takeaway is Vyākaraṇa-based name-analysis used in stotra practice: compound epithets (samāsa) like gopa-bhūṣā and śrī-vṛndāvana-caṃdrikā encode theology in concise form, aiding correct recitation, memorization, and contemplative meaning during japa or ritual chanting.