Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

नवनीतहरो बालो नवनीतप्रियाशनः । बालवृन्दी मर्कवृंदी चकिताक्षः पलायितः ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

navanītaharo bālo navanītapriyāśanaḥ | bālavṛndī markavṛṃdī cakitākṣaḥ palāyitaḥ || 49 ||

Translation

พระกุมารผู้ทรงลักนวนีตะ (เนยสด) ผู้ทรงโปรดเสวยเนยสด เมื่อถูกห้อมล้อมด้วยหมู่เด็กและฝูงวานร พระองค์เบิกเนตรด้วยความตระหนกแล้วทรงวิ่งหนีไป

Word by Word

• नवनीतहरः: butter-stealer
• नवनीतहरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवनीत + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (नवनीतं हरति इति)

• बालः: the child
• बालः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नवनीतप्रियाशनः: one who loves eating butter
• नवनीतप्रियाशनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवनीत + प्रिय + अशन्/आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नवनीतस्य प्रियं आशनम्/भोजनं यस्य)

• बालवृन्दी: moving among groups of children
• बालवृन्दी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल + वृन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बालानां वृन्दे/समूहे वर्तते इति)

• मर्कवृन्दी: moving among troops of monkeys
• मर्कवृन्दी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्कट + वृन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मर्कटानां वृन्दे वर्तते इति)

• चकिताक्षः: wide-eyed with fear/surprise
• चकिताक्षः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चकित + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (चकिते अक्षिणी यस्य)

• पलायितः: having fled
• पलायितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पलाय् (धातु) → पलायित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: hasya

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

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

It portrays Bhagavan Krishna’s childlike līlā—his playful butter-stealing—showing how the Supreme becomes approachable through intimate devotion (vātsalya-bhakti) rather than awe alone.

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

By focusing on Krishna’s sweetness (mādhurya) and accessibility, it encourages remembrance and loving contemplation of his līlās as a direct bhakti practice that softens the heart and strengthens personal relationship with Vishnu/Krishna.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga rule is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is smaraṇa (devotional recollection) and nāma–līlā-kathā listening as applied Purāṇic discipline within Dharma and Bhakti.