Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 114

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

अग्नितीर्थं रवितीर्थं मेघनादादिदारुकम् । देवतीर्थं नर्मदेशं कपिलाख्यं करंजकम् ॥ ११४ ॥

Transliteration

agnitīrthaṃ ravitīrthaṃ meghanādādidārukam | devatīrthaṃ narmadeśaṃ kapilākhyaṃ karaṃjakam || 114 ||

Translation

„Dies sind: Agni-tīrtha, Ravi-tīrtha, der Ort namens Dāruka, beginnend beim Wahrzeichen Meghanāda, Devatīrtha, das Gebiet der Narmadā, die heilige Stätte namens Kapilā und Karañjaka.“

Word by Word

• agni-tīrtham: Agni-tīrtha
• agni-tīrtham: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• ravi-tīrtham: Ravi-tīrtha (Sun-ford)
• ravi-tīrtham: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• meghanāda-ādi-dārukam: Dāruka (place) beginning with (the episode of) Meghanāda, etc.
• meghanāda-ādi-dārukam: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: meghanāda (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + dāruka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः; ādi = “etc.” within compound

• deva-tīrtham: Deva-tīrtha
• deva-tīrtham: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• narmadeśam: the Narmadā region
• narmadeśam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narmadā (प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• kapila-ākhyam: called Kapila
• kapila-ākhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kapila (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः; viśeṣaṇa of a neuter toponym understood

• karaṃjakam: Karaṃjaka (place)
• karaṃjakam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karaṃjaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada (continuing a catalog/listing of tirthas in discourse to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Ravi (Surya)
• Narmada

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a tirtha-sankirtana (invocatory listing of sacred places), teaching that remembrance and pilgrimage to these named tirthas—especially those linked with deities like Agni, Surya, and the Narmada—are sources of punya (religious merit) and purification.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through sacred remembrance and reverence for deity-associated tirthas (Agni-tirtha, Ravi-tirtha) and holy rivers/regions (Narmadā-deśa), where worship, bathing, and recitation are traditionally performed as acts of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly reflects Purāṇic sacred geography and tirtha-dharma rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it supports ritual practice (snāna, dāna, and yātrā observances) by identifying authoritative place-names used in pilgrimage manuals.