Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

यमुनाजलसिक्तांगो यमुनासौख्यदायकः । शशिसंस्तंभनः शूरः कामी कामविमोहनः ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

yamunājalasiktāṃgo yamunāsaukhyadāyakaḥ | śaśisaṃstaṃbhanaḥ śūraḥ kāmī kāmavimohanaḥ || 76 ||

Translation

யமுனை நீரால் நனைந்த திருமேனி உடையவர்; யமுனையின் ஆனந்தத்தை அருள்பவர்; நிலாவையும் அடக்கி நிறுத்துபவர். வீரன், காமத்தின் அதிபதி, மேலும் காமத்தையே மயக்கி அடக்குபவர்.

Word by Word

• यमुनाजलसिक्ताङ्गः: whose limbs are sprinkled with Yamuna water
• यमुनाजलसिक्ताङ्गः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यमुना+जल+सिक्त+अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; यमुनाजलेन सिक्तानि अङ्गानि यस्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (possessive)

• यमुनासौख्यदायकः: giver of Yamuna’s bliss/comfort
• यमुनासौख्यदायकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यमुना+सौख्य+दायक (प्रातिपदिक; यमुनायाः सौख्यं ददाति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• शशिसंस्तम्भनः: one who arrests/stills the moon
• शशिसंस्तम्भनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शशि+संस्तम्भन (प्रातिपदिक; शशिं संस्तम्भयति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वितीया-तत्पुरुष (object-compound)

• शूरः: heroic, valiant
• शूरः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कामी: desirous, lover
• कामी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

• कामविमोहनः: one who enchants desire/one who bewilders lovers
• कामविमोहनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम+विमोहन (प्रातिपदिक; कामं विमोहयति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वितीया-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual-epithet sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Yamuna
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents a compact set of divine epithets linking Yamunā’s sanctifying power with inner conquest—purification (Yamunā-water) and mastery over desire—showing that tīrtha-blessing is meant to culminate in self-control and devotion.

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

By praising the deity as the giver of Yamunā’s bliss and as the one who overcomes kāma (desire), it frames bhakti as both loving remembrance (nāma/guṇa-kīrtana) and transformation of the heart, where passion is redirected into devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse functions as a mantra-style nāma/guṇa listing used in ritual recitation (prayoga), reflecting Vedāṅga-oriented precision in selecting epithets for śuddhi (purificatory) and saṃkalpa contexts.