Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 152

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

इति श्री बृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने तृतीयपादे सन्ध्यादिनिरूपणंनाम षट्षष्टिन्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrī bṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde sandhyādinirūpaṇaṃnāma ṣaṭṣaṣṭintamo'dhyāyaḥ || 66 ||

Translation

وهكذا تنتهي السورة/الفصل السادس والستون، المسمّى «بيان السَّندهيَا وما يتصل بها من العبادات اليومية»، في البادا الثالث من الحكاية العظمى ضمن القسم الأول (Pūrva-bhāga) من الكتاب المقدّس بṛhannāradīya Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, quotation/closure particle (इत्यर्थक)

• śrī: venerable/holy
• śrī: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (उपाधि/सम्मानसूचक), here as honorific prefix

• bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः (बहुपद) कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः—‘बृहन्नारदीयं पुराणम्’

• pūrva-bhāge: in the first part
• pūrva-bhāge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘पूर्वः भागः’)

• bṛhat-upākhyāne: in the great sub-narrative
• bṛhat-upākhyāne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘बृहद् उपाख्यानम्’)

• tṛtīya-pāde: in the third section (pāda)
• tṛtīya-pāde: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘तृतीयः पादः’)

• sandhyā-ādi-nirūpaṇam: the exposition of sandhyā etc.
• sandhyā-ādi-nirūpaṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + nirūpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘सन्ध्यादीनां निरूपणम्’ = exposition of sandhyā etc.)

• nāma: named/called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (नाम-शब्दः as indeclinable marker), title-indicator

• ṣaṭ-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: sixty-sixth
• ṣaṭ-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ-ṣaṣṭi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + -tama (तमत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal) ‘sixty-sixth’; द्विगु-आधार

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/itihāsa-style chapter closing formula; not part of the dialogue proper)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the formal completion of Adhyāya 66, emphasizing that the chapter’s subject—Sandhyā and daily observances—is part of the Purāṇa’s authoritative dharma and ritual instruction.

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

Indirectly: by closing a chapter on Sandhyā and daily rites, it frames disciplined nitya-karmas as supportive practices that purify the mind and sustain steady devotion, even though the verse itself is a chapter-ending formula.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It signals a technical-ritual topic (Sandhyā-ādi-nirūpaṇa) situated in Book 1.3 (Vedāṅga-oriented section), pointing to practical guidance on daily ritual timing and procedure rather than narrative theology.