Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
कर्ता कारक इत्याद्या भूते भूतादि कीर्तितम् । गम्यादिगम्ये निर्दिष्टं शेषमद्यतने मतम् ॥ ९० ॥
kartā kāraka ityādyā bhūte bhūtādi kīrtitam | gamyādigamye nirdiṣṭaṃ śeṣamadyatane matam || 90 ||
ভূত (অতীত) কালে ‘কর্তা’, ‘কারক’ প্রভৃতি অর্থ ‘ভূত’ প্রভৃতি শিরোনামে কীর্তিত। তদ্রূপ ‘গম্য’ প্রভৃতি-গণ গম্য (প্রাপ্য/বোধগম্য) বিষয়ে নির্দিষ্ট; অবশিষ্ট রূপ ‘অদ্যতন’ (বর্তমান) বলে মান্য॥ ৯০ ॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga-style exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It links Moksha-Dharma study with disciplined śāstric understanding: accurate grammatical and semantic classification (kāraka, tense-categories) is presented as a tool for correct comprehension of scripture and right practice.
Indirectly: by insisting on precise meaning in language, it safeguards correct interpretation of Vishnu-bhakti teachings—so devotion is guided by right understanding rather than confusion about scriptural statements.
Vyākaraṇa (grammar): it outlines how certain semantic roles and word-sets are mapped to past, “gamya” (to-be-reached/understood) usage, and the remaining to the present—supporting precise analysis of Vedic and Purāṇic sentences.