Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 195

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

Devanagari script

नीलोत्पलजिताक्षी च सद्रत्नकवरान्विता । प्रेमपर्यकनिलया तेजोमंडलमध्यगा ॥ १९५ ॥

Transliteration

nīlotpalajitākṣī ca sadratnakavarānvitā | premaparyakanilayā tejomaṃḍalamadhyagā || 195 ||

Translation

اُس کی آنکھیں نیلے کنول کو بھی مات دیتی تھیں؛ وہ بہترین جواہرات کے زیوروں سے آراستہ تھی۔ محبت کے پلنگ پر آرام فرما کر وہ نورانی ہالے کے عین وسط میں جلوہ گر تھی۔

Word by Word

• नीलोत्पलजिताक्षी: she whose eyes surpass blue lotuses
• नीलोत्पलजिताक्षी: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of implied subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील + उत्पल + जित + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त: जित < √जि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः—'नीलोत्पलम् इव जितानि अक्षी यस्याः सा'

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सद्रत्नकवरान्विता: endowed with fine jewel-ornaments
• सद्रत्नकवरान्विता: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + रत्न + कवरा + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त: अन्वित < √अन्वि/√इ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः—'सद्रत्नकवरैः अन्विता' (endowed with excellent jewel-ornaments)

• प्रेमपर्यकनिलया: resting on the couch of love
• प्रेमपर्यकनिलया: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेम + पर्यक + निलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'प्रेमपर्यके निलयः/निलया' (having abode on the couch of love)

• तेजोमंडलमध्यगा: situated in the midst of a halo of radiance
• तेजोमंडलमध्यगा: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् + मण्डल + मध्य + ग (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त: ग < √गम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'तेजोमण्डलस्य मध्ये गता'

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It depicts a divine, sattvic vision: the deity’s beauty (lotus-like eyes), auspicious adornment (gems), and intrinsic radiance (tejas-maṇḍala) indicate spiritual splendor perceived through devotion and purity of mind.

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

By portraying the deity as approachable and lovingly enthroned (prema-paryaka), the verse emphasizes that loving devotion is a primary means to experience the divine presence as living, luminous reality.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly showcases poetic construction and compound-formation (samāsa) relevant to Vyākaraṇa (grammar), using descriptive epithets and tightly packed compounds like nīlotpala-jitākṣī and tejo-maṇḍala-madhyagā.