Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

व्रजवासी व्रजानंदी नंदबालो दयानिधिः । लीलाबालः पद्मनेत्रो गोकुलोत्सव ईश्वरः ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

vrajavāsī vrajānaṃdī naṃdabālo dayānidhiḥ | līlābālaḥ padmanetro gokulotsava īśvaraḥ || 39 ||

Translation

祂居于弗拉阇，使弗拉阇充满欢喜；是难陀所钟爱的圣子，慈悲之海。祂是嬉戏的神圣童子，莲华之眼；是果库拉的节庆与欢悦本身的主宰。

Word by Word

• व्रजवासी: dweller of Vraja
• व्रजवासी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘व्रजे वासी’ (dweller in Vraja)

• व्रजानन्दी: gladdener of Vraja
• व्रजानन्दी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘व्रजस्य आनन्दी’/‘व्रजं आनन्दयति’ (gladdener of Vraja)

• नन्दबालः: child of Nanda
• नन्दबालः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘नन्दस्य बालः’

• दयानिधिः: treasury of compassion
• दयानिधिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘दयायाः निधिः’

• लीलाबालः: playful child
• लीलाबालः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक) + बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘लीलया बालः’/‘लीलामयः बालः’ (playful child)

• पद्मनेत्रः: lotus-eyed
• पद्मनेत्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘पद्मे इव नेत्रे यस्य’ (lotus-eyed)

• गोकुलोत्सवः: festival/joy of Gokula
• गोकुलोत्सवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकुल (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘गोकुलस्य उत्सवः’ (festival/joy of Gokula)

• ईश्वरः: Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a devotional-epithet style within the Narada Purana’s instructional dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Nanda
• Vraja
• Gokula
• Ishvara

FAQs

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

It presents Krishna as the compassionate Lord whose presence itself becomes the joy of Vraja and Gokula, teaching that God is approached not only as ruler (Īśvara) but as intimate, lovable, and grace-filled.

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

By emphasizing Krishna’s accessible, playful Vraja form—Nanda’s child, lotus-eyed, overflowing with mercy—it encourages affectionate remembrance (smaraṇa) and name-recitation, central practices of bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse functions as a structured set of divine epithets suited for nāma-stuti and nāma-japa, aligning with practical mantra/stotra usage (clear segmentation and meaningful compounds), a common applied method in Narada Purana’s instructional style.