Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143

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

Devanagari script

पद्मा श्यामा मृगाक्षी च सिद्धिरूपा रसावहा । कोटिचन्द्रानना गौरी कोटिकोकिलसुस्वरा ॥ १४३ ॥

Transliteration

padmā śyāmā mṛgākṣī ca siddhirūpā rasāvahā | koṭicandrānanā gaurī koṭikokilasusvarā || 143 ||

Translation

她是莲华般的帕德玛（Padmā），是幽黛的夏玛（Śyāmā），是鹿眼的弥伽克希（Mṛgākṣī）。她即成就（Siddhi）之体，亦为神圣甘味（rasa）的承载者。她的面容如亿万明月齐辉；她是皎洁光耀的高丽（Gaurī）；她的声音甜美胜过千万杜鹃。

Word by Word

• पद्मा: lotus-like one
• पद्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्यामा: dark-complexioned
• श्यामा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मृगाक्षी: doe-eyed
• मृगाक्षी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (मृग-इव अक्षिणी यस्याः—doe-eyed)

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

• सिद्धिरूपा: embodiment of siddhi
• सिद्धिरूपा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सिद्धेः रूपं यस्याः/या—embodiment of accomplishment)

• रसावहा: bringing aesthetic relish (rasa)
• रसावहा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक) + आवहा (प्रातिपदिक; from वह् धातु, agentive)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (रसं वहति/आवहति—bringing rasa)

• कोटिचन्द्रानना: with a face like millions of moons
• कोटिचन्द्रानना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कोटि-चन्द्र-समम् आननं यस्याः—face like millions of moons)

• गौरी: Gaurī; fair one
• गौरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कोटिकोकिलसुस्वरा: very sweet-voiced like millions of cuckoos
• कोटिकोकिलसुस्वरा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + कोकिल (प्रातिपदिक) + सु-स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कोटि-कोकिलानाम् इव सु-स्वरः यस्याः—very sweet-voiced like millions of cuckoos)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue context with Narada, presenting a devotional/attribute-based description)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Padmā
• Śyāmā
• Gaurī (the Goddess/Śakti)

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a stuti that concentrates the mind on the Goddess’s auspicious qualities—beauty, sweetness of speech, and bestowal of siddhi—presenting divine grace as both inner bliss (rasa) and spiritual accomplishment.

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

By naming and contemplating divine attributes (nāma–guṇa-smaraṇa), the devotee cultivates loving attention and reverence; such focused praise is a classic bhakti method for drawing the mind away from distraction toward the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a technical Vedanga instruction, the verse reflects the practical use of sacred language in stuti—showing how precise epithets and aesthetic expression (rasa) are employed as an applied discipline of recitation and devotion.