Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 140

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

Devanagari script

नित्यलीला नित्यकामा नित्यश्रृंगारभूषिता । नित्यवृन्दावनरसा नन्दनन्दनसंयुता ॥ १४० ॥

Transliteration

nityalīlā nityakāmā nityaśrṛṃgārabhūṣitā | nityavṛndāvanarasā nandanandanasaṃyutā || 140 ||

Translation

นางดำรงอยู่ในลีลาอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์เป็นนิตย์ มีความปรารถนาแห่งรักอันนิรันดร์ และประดับด้วยเครื่องอลังการอันบริสุทธิ์เสมอ นางเสวยรสะแห่งวฤนทาวันไม่ขาด และผสานเป็นหนึ่งกับนন্দนันทนะ ศรีกฤษณะอย่างมิอาจแยกจากกัน

Word by Word

• नित्यलीला: of eternal play
• नित्यलीला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (नित्या लीला यस्याः/या)

• नित्यकामा: of eternal desire/longing
• नित्यकामा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (नित्या कामा)

• नित्यश्रृंगारभूषिता: adorned with eternal ornamentation
• नित्यश्रृंगारभूषिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रृंगार (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषित (कृदन्त; भूष् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘भूषित’; तत्पुरुष-समास (नित्य-श्रृंगारेण भूषिता)

• नित्यवृन्दावनरसा: ever relishing the rasa of Vṛndāvana
• नित्यवृन्दावनरसा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्दावन (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वृन्दावन-रसः यस्याः/या; ‘having the rasa of Vṛndāvana’, qualified by नित्य)

• नन्दनन्दनसंयुता: united with Nanda’s son
• नन्दनन्दनसंयुता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त; युज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘संयुत’; तत्पुरुष (नन्द-नन्दनेन संयुता)

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Nanda
• Vrindavana

FAQs

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

It presents the divine beloved (Śrī Rādhā/Śakti in Kṛṣṇa-bhakti idiom) as eternal—her līlā, love, beauty, and relish of Vṛndāvana are not worldly but transcendental—culminating in inseparable union with Nandanandana (Kṛṣṇa).

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

Bhakti is framed as entering remembrance of Kṛṣṇa’s eternal līlā and Vṛndāvana-rasa: devotion ripens from reverence into loving participation through constant smaraṇa (remembrance) of the Lord and His eternal associates.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga procedure is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is upāsanā-oriented—use disciplined recitation and contemplative remembrance (manana/smaraṇa) of Kṛṣṇa as Nandanandana and the Vṛndāvana-rasa ideal.