Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

फुल्लेंदीवरकांतं च केकिबर्हावतंसकम् । पीतांशुकं चंद्रमुखं सरसीरुहनेत्रकम् ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

phulleṃdīvarakāṃtaṃ ca kekibarhāvataṃsakam | pītāṃśukaṃ caṃdramukhaṃ sarasīruhanetrakam || 48 ||

Translation

وہ کھلے ہوئے نیلے کنول کی مانند درخشاں ہے، مورپَر کی کلغی سے آراستہ؛ پیلا وستر دھارے، چاند جیسے چہرے اور کنول جیسے نینوں والے پرभو کا دھیان کرے۔

Word by Word

• फुल्ल-इन्दीवर-कान्तम्: beautiful like a blooming blue lotus
• फुल्ल-इन्दीवर-कान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फुल्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दीवर (प्रातिपदिक) + कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण of मुकुन्दम् (understood)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• केकि-बर्ह-वतंसकम्: adorned with a peacock-feather ornament
• केकि-बर्ह-वतंसकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केकि (प्रातिपदिक) + बर्ह (प्रातिपदिक) + वतंसक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (having peacock-feather ornament)

• पीत-अंशुकम्: clad in yellow cloth
• पीत-अंशुकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक) + अंशुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (wearing yellow garment)

• चन्द्र-मुखम्: moon-faced
• चन्द्र-मुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (moon-faced)

• सरसीरुह-नेत्रकम्: lotus-eyed
• सरसीरुह-नेत्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सरसीरुह (प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (lotus-eyed)

Speaker

Narada (describing the deity’s form within the teaching dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Krishna

FAQs

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

It functions as a dhyāna-style description: contemplating the Lord’s auspicious form (moon-face, lotus-eyes, yellow garments) steadies the mind and supports devotion-focused worship.

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

Bhakti is strengthened through loving remembrance (smaraṇa) and visualization of the Lord’s beauty; the verse supplies concrete attributes for saguna-upāsanā, making devotion emotionally and mentally accessible.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects applied chandas/poetic discipline and traditional murti-lakṣaṇa (iconographic markers) used in ritual recitation and meditation, though it does not teach a specific Vedanga rule explicitly.