Fifth Night · Chapter 8
Sourceअष्टमोऽध्यायः श्रीनारद उवाच— महादेव महादेव देवदेव जगत्पते । मन्त्रार्थꣳ कृष्णमन्त्रानाꣳ गूढꣳ राधामनुꣳ प्रभो । वक्तुमर्हसि देवेश भक्तꣳ माꣳ शशिशण्डधृक् ॥१॥ श्री महादेव उवाच— कृष्णमन्त्रार्थमेवाशु वक्ष्यामि शृणु नारद । ककारात्सृष्टिरूपोऽसौ लकारात्स्थितिरेव च ॥२॥ सꣳहारात् ई भवेन्नित्यꣳ निर्वाणाद्विन्दुरेव च । ककाराद्भीतिमापन्ना यमदूता भवन्ति हि ॥३॥ ऋकारात् पातकानि स्युः पलायनपराणि च । षकारोच्चारणात् सर्वे भूता राक्षसपन्नगाः ॥४॥ विद्रवन्ति भयार्ता वै णकाराद्रोगराशयः । अकारात् सर्वतः शान्तिरेष कल्पद्रुमो मनुः ॥५॥ ककारो मुखचन्द्रास्य ऋकारो नेत्रमण्डलम् । षकारो बाहुयुगलꣳ णकारः पादमेव च ॥६॥ अकारः सर्वगात्राणि शृणुष्व द्विजसत्तम । पुनरन्यत् प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुष्व द्विजसत्तम ॥७॥ ककाराद्ब्रह्मरूपात्वात् सृष्टिकर्ता जनार्दनः । ऋकारात् सृष्टिकर्तासौ वेदवेद्यो हरिः स्वयम् ॥८॥ षकारात् शिवरूपत्वात् सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारकः । णकारात् श्वेतरूपत्वात् निर्वाणफलदायकः ॥९॥ जगद्बीजसर्वमायाविसर्गः परिकीर्तितः । कृष्णनामार्थ एवोक्तः परꣳ शृणु महामते ॥१०॥ मा लक्ष्मीः प्रोच्यते वेदे धवस्तस्याः पतिर्हरिः । अतो माधवनामासौ प्रोच्यते पुरुषोत्तमः ॥११॥ मा शोभा तेजसो मूर्तिनिराकारस्य तेजसः । धवस्तस्य हरिः साक्षान्माधवोऽसौ प्रकीर्तितः ॥१२॥ विष्णुर्विभवनत्वाच्च व्यापकत्वाच्च नारद । भावनत्वाच्च वर्णानाꣳ विष्णुरेव ततः स्मृतः ॥१३॥ काशो दीप्तिमतो यस्मात् प्रकाशः सर्वजन्मनाम् । प्रभुः प्रभवनत्वाच्च ततः काशः प्रभुः स्मृतः ॥१४॥ चैतन्यभूतो जीवानाꣳ यतश्चैतन्यवर्जिताः । जडीभूता भवन्तीह चैतन्यस्तु ततः स्मृतः ॥१५॥ सेवते एष वा भूत्वा यस्मिन् कृष्णशरीरतः । अतः केशवनामासौ सेव्यते पुरुषः परः ॥१६॥ हृषीकाणामिन्द्रियाणामीशः सम्प्रोच्यते यतः । अतो नारद लोकेऽस्मिन् हृषीकेश इति स्मृतः ॥१७॥ जनानर्दयते यस्मात् प्रलये महति द्विज । अतः स प्रोच्यते वेदे जनार्दन इति प्रभुः ॥१८॥ नारा जलमिति प्रोक्ता अयनꣳ तस्य ता यतः । अतो नारायणो नाम गीयते पुरुषोत्तमः ॥१९॥ नारꣳ नरसमूहे च अयनꣳ ते यतः प्रभो । अयनꣳ स साक्षिभूतो यतो नारायणः परः ॥२०॥ गाꣳ पृथ्वीꣳ स्वर्गमेवाथ वाचꣳ वा पशवोऽपि वा । तेजसो वा पालकोऽसौ गोपालस्तु ततः स्मृतः ॥२१॥ बालकत्वाच्च बालोऽसौ. कृष्णवर्णगतो यतः । बालकृष्ण इति प्रोक्ता यतोऽसौ पुरुषोत्तमः ॥२२॥ वाशब्दबोधे वायुश्च लादान-ग्रहणेन च । ककारो ब्रह्मणो रूपमतो बालक उच्यते ॥२३॥ कर्ता हर्ता पालयिता दाता भोक्ता कृपामयः । नाथोऽयꣳ जगताꣳ यस्मात् जगन्नाथस्ततः स्मृतः ॥२४॥ हरिर्हरणशीलत्वात् पापानाꣳ दुःखयोनिनाम् । नरसिꣳहवपुर्यस्मादतो ब्रह्मन् हरिः स्मृतः ॥२५॥ न च्यवन्ति यतो भक्ता महति प्रलये सति । अतोऽच्युतः स विश्वात्मा गीयते पुरुषोत्तमः ॥२६॥ च्युतिहीनोऽव्ययो यस्मादथवाच्युत इष्यते । जगतामादिभूतश्च मध्यश्चान्तश्च यः स्मृतः ॥२७॥ अतो वेदे पुराणे च अनादिः परिकीर्तितः । गवामिन्द्रः स्मृतो यस्माद्वाचमिन्द्रस्ततः परम् ॥२८॥ अतो गोविन्द इति च कीर्त्यते वेदवादिभिः । इति नामरहस्यꣳ ते गदितꣳ परमाद्भुतम् ॥२९॥ नास्त्यन्तꣳ नामतस्तस्य याथार्थ्यꣳ मुनिपुङ्गव । यदि पृथिव्या धूल्यादेर्गणनाकरणक्षमः ॥३०॥ भविष्यति तथापीशो नाम्नाꣳ नैव तु शक्यते । जन्मान्तरसहस्रेषु नैव नैव द्विजोत्तम ॥३१॥ इति श्रीनारदपञ्चरात्रे ज्ञानामृतसारे पञ्चमरात्रे मन्त्रनामरहस्यꣳ अष्टमोऽध्यायः ॥८॥ …
aṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ śrīnārada uvāca— mahādeva mahādeva devadeva jagatpate | mantrārthaṁ kṛṣṇamantrānāṁ gūḍhaṁ rādhāmanuṁ prabho | vaktumarhasi deveśa bhaktaṁ māṁ śaśiśaṇḍadhṛk ||1|| śrī mahādeva uvāca— kṛṣṇamantrārthamevāśu vakṣyāmi śṛṇu nārada | kakārātsṛṣṭirūpo'sau lakārātsthitireva ca ||2|| saṁhārāt ī bhavennityaṁ nirvāṇādvindureva ca | kakārādbhītimāpannā yamadūtā bhavanti hi ||3|| ṛkārāt pātakāni syuḥ palāyanaparāṇi ca | ṣakāroccāraṇāt sarve bhūtā rākṣasapannagāḥ ||4|| vidravanti bhayārtā vai ṇakārādrogarāśayaḥ | akārāt sarvataḥ śāntireṣa kalpadrumo manuḥ ||5|| kakāro mukhacandrāsya ṛkāro netramaṇḍalam | ṣakāro bāhuyugalaṁ ṇakāraḥ pādameva ca ||6|| akāraḥ sarvagātrāṇi śṛṇuṣva dvijasattama | punaranyat pravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣva dvijasattama ||7|| kakārādbrahmarūpātvāt sṛṣṭikartā janārdanaḥ | ṛkārāt sṛṣṭikartāsau vedavedyo hariḥ svayam ||8|| ṣakārāt śivarūpatvāt sṛṣṭisthityantakārakaḥ | ṇakārāt śvetarūpatvāt nirvāṇaphaladāyakaḥ ||9|| jagadbījasarvamāyāvisargaḥ parikīrtitaḥ | kṛṣṇanāmārtha evoktaḥ paraṁ śṛṇu mahāmate ||10|| mā lakṣmīḥ procyate vede dhavastasyāḥ patirhariḥ | ato mādhavanāmāsau procyate puruṣottamaḥ ||11|| mā śobhā tejaso mūrtinirākārasya tejasaḥ | dhavastasya hariḥ sākṣānmādhavo'sau prakīrtitaḥ ||12|| viṣṇurvibhavanatvācca vyāpakatvācca nārada | bhāvanatvācca varṇānāṁ viṣṇureva tataḥ smṛtaḥ ||13|| kāśo dīptimato yasmāt prakāśaḥ sarvajanmanām | prabhuḥ prabhavanatvācca tataḥ kāśaḥ prabhuḥ smṛtaḥ ||14|| caitanyabhūto jīvānāṁ yataścaitanyavarjitāḥ | jaḍībhūtā bhavantīha caitanyastu tataḥ smṛtaḥ ||15|| sevate eṣa vā bhūtvā yasmin kṛṣṇaśarīrataḥ | ataḥ keśavanāmāsau sevyate puruṣaḥ paraḥ ||16|| hṛṣīkāṇāmindriyāṇāmīśaḥ samprocyate yataḥ | ato nārada loke'smin hṛṣīkeśa iti smṛtaḥ ||17|| janānardayate yasmāt pralaye mahati dvija | ataḥ sa procyate vede janārdana iti prabhuḥ ||18|| nārā jalamiti proktā ayanaṁ tasya tā yataḥ | ato nārāyaṇo nāma gīyate puruṣottamaḥ ||19|| nāraṁ narasamūhe ca ayanaṁ te yataḥ prabho | ayanaṁ sa sākṣibhūto yato nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ ||20|| gāṁ pṛthvīṁ svargamevātha vācaṁ vā paśavo'pi vā | tejaso vā pālako'sau gopālastu tataḥ smṛtaḥ ||21|| bālakatvācca bālo'sau. kṛṣṇavarṇagato yataḥ | bālakṛṣṇa iti proktā yato'sau puruṣottamaḥ ||22|| vāśabdabodhe vāyuśca lādāna-grahaṇena ca | kakāro brahmaṇo rūpamato bālaka ucyate ||23|| kartā hartā pālayitā dātā bhoktā kṛpāmayaḥ | nātho'yaṁ jagatāṁ yasmāt jagannāthastataḥ smṛtaḥ ||24|| harirharaṇaśīlatvāt pāpānāṁ duḥkhayoninām | narasiṁhavapuryasmādato brahman hariḥ smṛtaḥ ||25|| na cyavanti yato bhaktā mahati pralaye sati | ato'cyutaḥ sa viśvātmā gīyate puruṣottamaḥ ||26|| cyutihīno'vyayo yasmādathavācyuta iṣyate | jagatāmādibhūtaśca madhyaścāntaśca yaḥ smṛtaḥ ||27|| ato vede purāṇe ca anādiḥ parikīrtitaḥ | gavāmindraḥ smṛto yasmādvācamindrastataḥ param ||28|| ato govinda iti ca kīrtyate vedavādibhiḥ | iti nāmarahasyaṁ te gaditaṁ paramādbhutam ||29|| nāstyantaṁ nāmatastasya yāthārthyaṁ munipuṅgava | yadi pṛthivyā dhūlyādergaṇanākaraṇakṣamaḥ ||30|| bhaviṣyati tathāpīśo nāmnāṁ naiva tu śakyate | janmāntarasahasreṣu naiva naiva dvijottama ||31|| iti śrīnāradapañcarātre jñānāmṛtasāre pañcamarātre mantranāmarahasyaṁ aṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ ||8|| …
English translation
CHAPTER VIII ON THE MYSTERIES OF MANTRA NAMES
Sri Narada said :—O Lord of the world ! O Best of the Devas ! O Devadeva !O Mahadeva! O Lord! Kindly tell the meanings of tho mantras of Sri Krsna and the esoteric mantras of Sri. Radhika
and show Thy mercy to Thy Bhakta. © Holder of the diseases of the Moon ! I am desirous to hear these. (1)
Sri Mahadeva said :—O Narada! Hear the meaning of the mantra Sri Krsna that I will now speak out to Thee. . ‘‘Ka’’ means creation, “La” (r) means preservation. (2)
“I? means destruction and anusvat (*) means Nirvana. The messangers of Yama fear the letter ‘“‘Ka’’. (3)
“R” makes all the sins fy away. “Sa”, when uttered, causes all bhiitas, Raksasas, and Pannagas. (4)
Afraid and make them Tun away. “Na” destroys all the diseases. -‘A” brings peace. Thus the mantra is like the Kalpavrksa. (5)
“Ka” is the moon-like face ;
“R” is its eyes and “Sa” is its ‘arms and “‘Na”’ is it feet, (6) ;
O best of the Dvijas ! “A” represents its whole body ; I will tell you it’s another meaning. (7) “Ka” being Brahma is Janardana ;
“R” means Vedavidya Sti Hari Himself as the Creator. (8)
“Na” being Siva means the Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer. “Na” having the form of whiteness awards Nirvana. (9)
Visarga (:) is the seed of the world and means Sarvamaya i.e. universal illusion. O Enlightened one! Thus you have heard
the meaning of Sri Krsna. Now hear the meanings of other names. (10)
“Ma” means Laksmi in the Vedas ; Dhava means Her husband Sri Hari. Hence Madhava means Purusottama. (11)
Hence He is named Visnu. (13)
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“Ma” means beauty and the form of the formless tejas (fire) and Dhava means her Hari. Hence Madhava means Sri ‘Visnu. {12)
O Narada ! Visnu also indicates conceiving the ideation of varnas (letters or 4 stages 0
and extending and f life i.e. 4 castes).
ll the beings are and He is called
(14)
“Kaga” implies illumined; by which a manifested. Hence He is called “Prakasah” “Prabhu” as all beings are generated by Him.
He is named ‘“‘Chaitanya” because through Him the Jivas, jnanimate and devoid of consciousness, become conscious. (15)
He is termed “KeSava” for He is served by all beings while He incarnated in the “Krsna” body, Hence He is called “Kesava
Purzusa”’. (16) He is named Hrsikega for He is the Dev:
senses. (17) O Dvija! In as much as in the time of Maba Pralaya, the Dissolution, He torments the people, He 3s named
a, the Lord of the
great Janardana. (18)
Nara means water ; Ayana means the sameness. Hence Purusottama is named Narayana (19)
Nara means all the men ; and Ayana means whence they have been born. Or in as much as He is the Witness, He 1s named Narayana. (20)
“Go”? means Earth, Heaven, being their tejas, animating life, or their “Gopala.” (21)
In as much as that Purusottama and of black (or rather blue “Balakrgna.” (22)
animals. He
sound, word or He is named
protector
is of the nature of a child colour). He is named
eling, consciousness or air, wind. “La”
“Ba”? means bodha, fe re of Brahma. Hence He
implies taking. ‘‘Ka’’ means the natu ds named ‘‘Balaka.” (23)
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As He is the Creator, Destroyer, Preserver, of the world, a He is the Donor, Enjoyer, and Merciful, He is named “Jagannatha.” (24)
As He steals away all the sins that beget miseries only and as
He assumed the body of ‘‘Narasimha” (man lion), His name has became Hari. (25)
As His bhaktas do not get themselves displaced from theif supreme positions, even in times of Mahapralaya (Universal Dissolution), hence that Universal Soul Purusottama is named Acyuta,”’ (26)
Or as He is never bafiled from His position, never displaced, that Undecaying Person is termed Acyuta. (27)
He is the origin, the middle and the end of this world, He is called “‘Anadi.”” —_ (28) F
He is termed Govinda as He is the Indra(Ruler) of ‘““Go’ and “‘Vakya”, He is named “Govinda” by the Devas. So the Vedavadins say. Thus I have spoken the greatly wonderful mysteries of the names. (29)
O best of the Munis ! Really there is no limit to His names,. even if any body can calculate the molecules of the dust of this world. (30)
Yet, O Dvijasattama ! he cannot go to the end of His names, even in thousand births. Only through Bhakti (devotion) this can: be done. (31)
Here ends the Eighth Chapter of the Fifth Night of Sri
Narada Paiicaratra Jianamrtasdra on the Esoteric meanings of the names of $ri Krsna.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit/IAST is the GGM complete amended text, version 1.1, based on Vijñānānanda’s 1997 edition; the displayed Devanagari is transliterated directly from that proofread IAST witness. English is Swami Vijñānānanda’s complete translation, printed pages 308–310 (scan pages 325–327). It was extracted with Tesseract 5 English OCR from the 200 ppi published scan, with chapter boundaries controlled against the printed contents. No unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.