Shloka 56

Honoring the Mother (Mātṛpūjanam): Consent, Equity, and Dana to Restore Household Dharma

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मातृसन्मानं नाम अष्टादशोऽध्यायः ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mātṛsanmānaṃ nāma aṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 18 ||

Translation

وهكذا تنتهي في «شري بريهن-ناردييا بورانا» في القسم اللاحق (أوتتارا-بهاگا) الفصل الثامن عشر المسمّى «تكريم الأم».

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative/end marker)

• श्री: venerable
• श्री: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदरार्थक उपसर्गवत् (honorific) समासपूर्वपदम्

• बृहत्: great
• बृहत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (समासाङ्ग), समासपूर्वपदम्; ‘great’

• नारदीय: Nārada’s
• नारदीय: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समासाङ्ग), समासपूर्वपदम्; ‘pertaining to Nārada’

• पुराण: Purāṇa
• पुराण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समासाङ्ग), समासपूर्वपदम्

• उत्तर: latter
• उत्तर: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समासाङ्ग), समासपूर्वपदम्; ‘latter’

• भागे: in the latter part
• भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः: (श्री)बृहत्+नारदीय+पुराण+उत्तर+भाग = ग्रन्थनाम; सप्तमी अधिकरणे

• मातृ: mother
• मातृ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपदम्

• सन्मानम्: honoring of mothers
• सन्मानम्: Karta (कर्ता/Title-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: मातृ+सन्मान = ‘मातॄणां सन्मानः’ (honoring mothers)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक अव्यय (naming particle)

• अष्टादशः: eighteenth
• अष्टादशः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः: अष्ट+दश = 18; अध्यायः इति विशेषणम्

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (colophon marker; not a spoken dialogue verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

It is the chapter-colophon that formally seals the teaching by naming the chapter theme—mātṛ-sanmāna—highlighting that honoring the mother is treated as a complete dharmic instruction within the Uttara-bhāga.

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

Indirectly: by closing a chapter devoted to reverence for the mother, it reinforces bhakti as lived devotion expressed through service, gratitude, and dharmic conduct in the household.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects Purāṇic textual convention (anukrama/colophon style) used for accurate transmission and cataloging—useful for archival indexing rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.