Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 132

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

Devanagari script

नित्यं विहारिणी कांता रसिका कृष्णवल्लभा । आमोदिनी मोदवती नंदनंदनभूषिता ॥ १३२ ॥

Transliteration

nityaṃ vihāriṇī kāṃtā rasikā kṛṣṇavallabhā | āmodinī modavatī naṃdanaṃdanabhūṣitā || 132 ||

Translation

她恒常嬉游于神圣的利拉；她是爱侣，是品味圣妙“味”（rasa）之人，也是克里希纳最挚爱的。她芬芳于喜悦，充满安乐，并由难陀之子（克里希纳）为其装点。

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• विहारिणी: sportive; one who roams/plays
• विहारिणी: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विहारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विहारिन्’ (प्रातिपदिक; विहार-शील) + ङीप्

• कान्ता: beloved
• कान्ता: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रसिका: connoisseur; full of rasa
• रसिका: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रसिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृष्णवल्लभा: beloved of Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णवल्लभा: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण-वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘कृष्णस्य वल्लभा’

• आमोदिनी: delighting; fragrant/joy-giving
• आमोदिनी: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आमोदिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘आमोद’ (प्रातिपदिक; fragrance/joy) + इनी

• मोदवती: joyful; possessing delight
• मोदवती: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोदवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मोद’ + वत् (possessive) → स्त्री ‘मोदवती’

• नन्दनन्दनभूषिता: adorned by Nanda’s son (Kṛṣṇa)
• नन्दनन्दनभूषिता: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नन्द-नन्दन-भूषिता (कृदन्त+प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘नन्दस्य नन्दनः’ (कृष्णः) + तत्पुरुष: ‘तेन भूषिता’; ‘भूषिता’ = √भूष् (धातु) क्त (PPP)

Speaker

Narada (within a devotional recitation context; traditionally framed in dialogue transmission to sages such as Sanatkumara and others in Narada Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Nanda-nandana (Krishna)

FAQs

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

It sanctifies devotion by praising the Lord’s beloved as the embodiment of līlā (divine play) and rasa (devotional relish), teaching that proximity to Krishna is marked by joy, sweetness, and God-centered delight.

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

By highlighting qualities like rasikatā (taste for divine rasa) and nitya-vihāra (constant līlā), it points to Bhakti as loving absorption—seeing Krishna as the supreme beloved and cultivating heartfelt joy through remembrance and praise.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta-style devotional nomenclature: the verse strings meaningful epithets (nāma/guṇa) to aid smaraṇa (remembrance) and japa-like recitation, a practical method used in Purāṇic liturgy.