Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika

Uttaṅka Itihāsa

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे विष्णुमाहात्म्ये सप्तत्रिंशोऽध्यायः ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge viṣṇumāhātmye saptatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 37 ||

Translation

وهكذا ينتهي الفصل السابع والثلاثون من قسم «مهاطميّة فيشنو» في «الجزء الأوّل» من «شري بريهن-ناردييا بورانا».

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative/end-marker particle (इति-निपात)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the Śrī Bṛhat-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); multi-member tatpuruṣa title-compound: 'in the venerable Bṛhat-Nāradīya Purāṇa'

• pūrva-bhāge: in the first part
• pūrva-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'in the former part/section'

• viṣṇu-māhātmye: in the Viṣṇu-māhātmya section
• viṣṇu-māhātmye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'in the (section on) the greatness of Viṣṇu'

• saptatriṃśaḥ: thirty-seventh
• saptatriṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptatriṃśat (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal/cardinal used adjectivally 'thirty-seventh', qualifying 'adhyāyaḥ'

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sūta / Redactor (colophon formula; not a narrative speech)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

This is a colophon that seals the completion of Adhyāya 37 in the Viṣṇu-māhātmya; its significance is structural—marking the end of a unit of teaching praising Viṣṇu.

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

It does not teach a doctrine directly; it indicates that the preceding chapter belongs to the Viṣṇu-māhātmya, a context typically centered on Viṣṇu-bhakti and the glorification of the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga instruction appears in this line; it functions as a textual colophon identifying section (pūrva-bhāga) and topic (viṣṇu-māhātmya).