Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

The Exposition of the Table of Contents of the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने ब्रह्मवैवर्तपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणं नामैकोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायाः ॥ १०१ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne brahmavaivartapurāṇānukramaṇīnirūpaṇaṃ nāmaikottaraśatatamo'dhyāyāḥ || 101 ||

Translation

So endet im Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa, im Pūrva-bhāga (Ersten Teil), innerhalb der Großen Erzählung (Bṛhad-upākhyāna), das einhunderterste Kapitel mit dem Titel: „Darlegung der Anukramaṇī (Inhaltsübersicht) des Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa“.

Word by Word

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

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; samāsa: śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa (तत्पुरुषः; title-compound)

• pūrva-bhāge: in the former part
• pūrva-bhāge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; samāsa: pūrva-bhāga (तत्पुरुषः)

• bṛhat-upākhyāne: in the great subsidiary narrative
• bṛhat-upākhyāne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; samāsa: bṛhad-upākhyāna (कर्मधारयः: ‘great upākhyāna’)

• brahma-vaivarta-purāṇa-anukramaṇī-nirūpaṇam: the exposition of the index/outline of the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa
• brahma-vaivarta-purāṇa-anukramaṇī-nirūpaṇam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma (प्रातिपदिक) + vaivarta (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + anukramaṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + nirūpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; samāsa: multi-member determinative (तत्पुरुषः) meaning ‘the exposition of the anukramaṇī of the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa’

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) used as nomen-marker (नाम-शब्दः)

• eka-uttara-śata-tamaḥ: the one-hundred-and-first
• eka-uttara-śata-tamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक) + tama (प्रत्यय/ordinal)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal adjective; samāsa: eka-uttara-śata (तत्पुरुषः: ‘one more than a hundred’ = 101) + tama (ordinal)

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

Speaker

Suta (colophon/closing formula of the redaction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Brihannaradiya Purana
• Brahmavaivarta Purana

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; its significance is textual and devotional—affirming the continuity and sacred authority of the Purāṇic transmission while closing the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa outline section.

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not given here; however, by organizing Purāṇic knowledge (anukramaṇī), it supports bhakti practice by guiding readers to the right narratives, vows, and teachings associated with devotion to Viṣṇu and related traditions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught in this closing line; it functions as a structural marker (anukramaṇī/outline) for navigating Purāṇic material.