Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

कालिंद्या लोलकल्लोलविप्रुषैर्मंदवाहिभिः । उन्निद्रांबुरुहव्रातरजोभिर्धूसरैः शिवैः ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

kāliṃdyā lolakallolavipruṣairmaṃdavāhibhiḥ | unnidrāṃburuhavrātarajobhirdhūsaraiḥ śivaiḥ || 44 ||

Translation

కాలిందీ (యమున) యొక్క అలల చిలకరింత మృదువాయువులతో తేలివస్తుంది; పూర్తిగా వికసించిన కమలగుచ్ఛాల పరాగధూళితో ధూసరమైన ఆ వాయువు శుభమయంగా, శాంతిదాయకంగా వ్యాపిస్తుంది।

Word by Word

• kāliṃdyā: by/with the Kāliṃdī (Yamunā)
• kāliṃdyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāliṃdī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; instrumental ‘by/with (the river) Kāliṃdī/Yamunā’

• lola: wavering
• lola: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lola (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, समासाङ्ग; ‘restless/wavering’

• kallola: wave
• kallola: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kallola (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (समासाङ्ग); ‘wave’

• vipruṣaiḥ: with droplets/spray
• vipruṣaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipruṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; ‘with droplets/sprays’

• manda-vāhibhiḥ: with gently blowing (breezes)
• manda-vāhibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manda (प्रातिपदिक) + vāhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः: ‘मन्दं वहन्ति ये’ (gently blowing/flowing); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन

• unnidra-aṃburuha-vrāta-rajobhiḥ: with the pollen of masses of fully-bloomed lotuses
• unnidra-aṃburuha-vrāta-rajobhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: unnidra (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃburuha (प्रातिपदिक) + vrāta (प्रातिपदिक) + rajas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपदतत्पुरुषसमासः: ‘उन्निद्राणाम् अम्बुरुहाणां व्रातस्य रजः’ (pollen/dust of a mass of fully-bloomed lotuses); नपुंसकलिङ्ग ‘रजस्’, तृतीया बहुवचन (रजोभिः)

• dhūsaraiḥ: greyish/dust-covered
• dhūsaraiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhūsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; ‘grey/dusty’

• śivaiḥ: pleasant/auspicious
• śivaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; ‘auspicious/pleasant’

Speaker

Narada (describing the auspicious setting; dialogue context within Narada–Sanatkumara instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Kaliṇdī (Yamunā)
• Lotus (Amburuha)

FAQs

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

It portrays a tīrtha-like environment where nature itself becomes “śiva” (auspicious): river-spray, gentle wind, and lotus-pollen function as signs of purity and spiritual readiness for japa, snāna, and worship.

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

Bhakti is supported by sāttvika surroundings—clean water, soft breezes, and fragrant lotus bloom—because such an atmosphere steadies the mind and makes remembrance and worship more effortless.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a Vedāṅga-like attention to auspicious markers (māṅgalya-lakṣaṇa) used in ritual context—selecting a conducive place and time by observing environmental purity and favorable natural signs.