Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

पांचजन्यं गदा चक्रं वसुदेवश्च देवकी । नंदगोपो यशोदा च सगोगोपालगोपिकाः ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

pāṃcajanyaṃ gadā cakraṃ vasudevaśca devakī | naṃdagopo yaśodā ca sagogopālagopikāḥ || 74 ||

Translation

پانچجنّیہ شंख، گدا اور چکر؛ نیز وسودیو اور دیوکی؛ نند گوپ اور یشودا—گایوں، گوپالوں اور گوپیکاؤں سمیت—یہ سب پرماتما کے الٰہی پرِکار کے طور پر سمرن کے لائق ہیں۔

Word by Word

• पाञ्चजन्यम्: Pāñcajanya (conch)
• पाञ्चजन्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चजन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; neuter accusative singular

• गदा: mace
• गदा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; feminine nominative singular

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; neuter nom/acc singular (context: item in list)

• वसुदेवः: Vasudeva
• वसुदेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; masculine nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction ‘and’)

• देवकी: Devakī
• देवकी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; feminine nominative singular

• नन्दगोपः: Nanda-gopa (Nanda the cowherd)
• नन्दगोपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द + गोप (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; masculine nominative singular; (नन्दस्य गोपः)

• यशोदा: Yaśodā
• यशोदा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशोदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; feminine nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• स: together with
• स: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; pronoun used adjectivally ‘with’ (in bahuvrīhi-like sense with following)

• गोगोपालगोपिकाः: cows, cowherd boys, and cowherd girls
• गोगोपालगोपिकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + गोपाल + गोपिका (प्रातिपदिक-द्वन्द्व)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समूहवाचक), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; nominative plural; collective list

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; verse lists objects/persons for devotional recollection)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Pañcajanya
• Gadā (Kaumodakī)
• Cakra (Sudarśana)
• Vasudeva
• Devakī
• Nanda
• Yaśodā
• Gopālas
• Gopikās

FAQs

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

It teaches smaraṇa-bhakti: sanctifying the mind by remembering the Lord’s emblems (conch, mace, discus) and His intimate associates (parents in Mathurā and Vraja), which gathers the heart into single-pointed devotion.

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

By presenting a concrete list for remembrance—Hari’s weapons and Kṛṣṇa’s Vraja-līlā circle—it models bhakti as affectionate recollection (nāma/guṇa/parikara-smaraṇa) rather than abstract speculation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It most directly supports chandas/recitation practice and upāsanā-method: a memorisable litany used in japa, pūjā, or dhyāna; it is not primarily a technical teaching of vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa in this specific verse.