Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

नाम्नां सहस्रं तच्चापि प्रोक्तवां स्तच्छृणुष्व मे । ध्यात्वा वृंदावने रम्ये यमुनातीरसंगतम् ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

nāmnāṃ sahasraṃ taccāpi proktavāṃ stacchṛṇuṣva me | dhyātvā vṛṃdāvane ramye yamunātīrasaṃgatam || 35 ||

Translation

เรากล่าวสหัสรนามนั้นแล้ว บัดนี้จงฟังจากเรา ก่อนอื่นจงเพ่งภาวนาพระผู้เป็นเจ้า ณ วฤนทาวันอันรื่นรมย์ ผู้สถิตสัมพันธ์กับฝั่งยมุนา

Word by Word

• नाम्नाम्: of names
• नाम्नाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; genitive plural

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; pronoun

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय; conjunction

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय; particle

• प्रोक्तवान्: (I) have spoken/declared
• प्रोक्तवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु) + क्तवतु (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having said/declared’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; pronoun

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मे: to me / of me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun ‘of me/to me’

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Absolutive, prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having meditated’

• वृन्दावने: in Vrindavana
• वृन्दावने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular

• रम्ये: beautiful
• रम्ये: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; agrees with वृन्दावने

• यमुनातीरसंगतम्: (him) situated at the bank of the Yamunā
• यमुनातीरसंगतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर (प्रातिपदिक) + संगत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘यमुनायाः तीरस्य संगतम्’ (connected with the bank of Yamunā)

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada in dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Yamunā
• Vṛndāvana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It sets the correct inner method for sacred-name practice: before reciting the thousand Names, one should establish dhyāna on the Lord in a holy setting (Vṛndāvana by the Yamunā), making the chant devotional rather than merely verbal.

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

Bhakti is shown as a union of remembrance and recitation—first meditate on the Lord’s līlā-abode (Vṛndāvana/Yamunā), then hear/chant the Names, so the heart is anchored in loving contemplation while repeating the divine epithets.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga discipline: śravaṇa (attentive hearing/receiving) and dhyāna (visualization/meditation) as preparatory steps for stotra recitation—an applied, technical approach to sacred speech and its proper use.