Shloka 6

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā

Devanagari script

ज्योतिःसमूहांतरतः कमनीयवपुर्द्धरः । किशोरो जलदश्यामः पीतकौशांबरावृतः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

jyotiḥsamūhāṃtarataḥ kamanīyavapurddharaḥ | kiśoro jaladaśyāmaḥ pītakauśāṃbarāvṛtaḥ || 6 ||

Translation

Từ giữa khối hào quang rực rỡ, hiện ra một Đấng mang thân tướng khả ái—tuổi thiếu niên, đen như mây mưa, khoác áo lụa vàng.

Word by Word

• ज्योतिः-समूह-अन्तरतः: from within a mass of light
• ज्योतिः-समूह-अन्तरतः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक) + समूह (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: समासान्त अव्यय (तस्-प्रत्ययान्त); पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from within/inside’

• कमनीय-वपुः-धरः: bearer of a charming form
• कमनीय-वपुः-धरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमनीय (प्रातिपदिक) + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (‘one who bears a lovely body’)

• किशोरः: a youth
• किशोरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किशोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जलद-श्यामः: dark like a rain-cloud
• जलद-श्यामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जलद (प्रातिपदिक) + श्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (cloud-dark/blue-black)

• पीत-कौशाम्बर-आवृतः: clad in yellow silk
• पीत-कौशाम्बर-आवृतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक) + कौशाम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + आवृत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (आ-√वृ ‘to cover’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘covered with yellow silk garments’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (narrating to Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It portrays the hallmark of divine revelation: the Lord manifests from overwhelming light (jyotiḥ) in a tangible, beautiful form, indicating that transcendence is both luminous and personally accessible through grace.

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

By emphasizing the Lord’s attractive, youthful form and auspicious yellow garment, the verse supports saguna-bhakti—devotion through loving contemplation of Vishnu’s form (rūpa-smaraṇa) as encountered in tirtha/mahatmya settings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga procedure is taught in this shloka; it is primarily a darshana (vision) description used in Purana-style narration to support dhyana and devotional visualization rather than technical ritual or jyotisha instruction.