Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46

Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

क्षारोदधेरुपत्तरं यद्धि माद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणाम् । ज्ञेयं तद्भारतं वर्षं सर्वकर्मफलप्रदम् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

kṣārodadherupattaraṃ yaddhi mādreścaiva dakṣiṇām | jñeyaṃ tadbhārataṃ varṣaṃ sarvakarmaphalapradam || 46 ||

Translation

ক্ষাৰ সাগৰৰ উত্তৰে আৰু মাদ্ৰ পৰ্বতৰ দক্ষিণে যি অঞ্চল, সেয়াই ভাৰতবৰ্ষ; ই সকলো কৰ্মৰ ফল প্ৰদানকাৰী।

Word by Word

• kṣārodadheḥ: from the salt ocean
• kṣārodadheḥ: Apadana (Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣārodadhi (क्षारोदधि)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• uttaram: north (text has typo 'upattaram')
• uttaram: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (उत्तर)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular (Direction)

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular (Relative Pronoun)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (हि)
• Form: Particle

• mādreḥ: from Madri/Himadri
• mādreḥ: Apadana (Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādri (माद्रि)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular (Likely typo for Himādreḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: Conjunction

• eva: only/exactly
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव)
• Form: Particle

• dakṣiṇam: south
• dakṣiṇam: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (दक्षिण)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular (Direction)

• jñeyam: should be known
• jñeyam: Vidheya (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñeya (ज्ञेय)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular (Gerundive)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular (Pronoun)

• bhāratam: Bharata
• bhāratam: Samana-adhikarana (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata (भारत)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• varṣam: land/country
• varṣam: Samana-adhikarana (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (वर्ष)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• sarvakarmaphalapradam: bestower of fruits of all actions
• sarvakarmaphalapradam: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvakarmaphalaprada (सर्वकर्मफलप्रद)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bharata-varsha
• Kshara Ocean
• Madra Mountain

FAQs

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

It defines Bhārata-varṣa not merely as a geographic region but as a uniquely efficacious field of karma—where dharmic actions, vows, and worship are said to yield their intended results.

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

By praising Bhārata-varṣa as “fruit-giving” for all karma, it implicitly elevates devotional practices (pujā, japa, vrata, tīrtha-sevā) performed here as especially potent for attaining desired spiritual outcomes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Purāṇic cosmography and traditional sacred geography used to contextualize rites—helping determine the ‘deśa’ (place) factor in dharma/ritual performance, though no specific Vedāṅga technique is directly taught in this verse.