Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 176

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

Devanagari script

पराकृतिः पररानन्दा परस्वर्गविहारिणी । प्रसूनकबरी चित्रा महासिंदूरसुन्दरी ॥ १७६ ॥

Transliteration

parākṛtiḥ pararānandā parasvargavihāriṇī | prasūnakabarī citrā mahāsiṃdūrasundarī || 176 ||

Translation

她性情超越尘世，安住于至上喜乐；游行于最高天界。发髻缀以花朵，光彩奇妙；以盛大的朱砂（sindūra）妆饰，更显绝美。

Word by Word

• परा-कृतिः: of supreme form/nature
• परा-कृतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक) + कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘परा एव कृतिः’

• पर-रति-आनन्दा: delighting in exalted love
• पर-रति-आनन्दा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + रति (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘परायाः रतेः आनन्दः यस्याः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (delight in supreme love/pleasure)

• पर-स्वर्ग-विहारिणी: sporting in the highest heaven
• पर-स्वर्ग-विहारिणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + विहारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘परस्वर्गे विहारिणी’ (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः)

• प्रसून-कबरी: with a flower-decked braid
• प्रसून-कबरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसून (प्रातिपदिक) + कबरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘प्रसूनैः युक्ता कबरी यस्याः’ (flower-adorned braid)

• चित्रा: variegated/beautiful
• चित्रा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• महा-सिन्दूर-सुन्दरी: very beautiful with vermilion adornment
• महा-सिन्दूर-सुन्दरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + सिन्दूर (प्रातिपदिक) + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘महासिन्दूरेण सुन्दरी’ (great vermilion adornment; very beautiful)

Speaker

Narada (hymn-like praise within a Vedanga/technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It presents a mantra-style depiction of a divine feminine presence as transcendent and blissful, emphasizing her supramundane status and auspicious beauty as an aid to contemplation and devotional focus.

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

By offering evocative epithets—supreme nature, supreme bliss, heavenly abode, and auspicious adornment—it guides the mind to a vivid, reverential remembrance (smaraṇa) that supports bhakti through praise (stuti).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse functions like a structured list of epithets (nāma/guṇa-kīrtana), illustrating precise Sanskrit compounding and descriptive usage—useful for Vyākaraṇa-oriented reading in the Vedanga/technical portion of the text.