Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 138

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

केदारेशो लक्षतीर्थं ततो विष्णुपदीभवम् । मुखारं च्यवनांधास्यं ब्रह्मणश्च सरस्ततः ॥ १३८ ॥

Transliteration

kedāreśo lakṣatīrthaṃ tato viṣṇupadībhavam | mukhāraṃ cyavanāṃdhāsyaṃ brahmaṇaśca sarastataḥ || 138 ||

Translation

Dann folgen Kedāreśa und Lakṣa-tīrtha; danach der Ort namens Viṣṇupadī-bhava; ferner Mukhāra, Cyavanas heiliger Platz, Andhāsya und schließlich der See Brahmās.

Word by Word

• केदारेशः: Kedāreśa (lord of Kedāra)
• केदारेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (केदारस्य ईशः)

• लक्षतीर्थम्: Lakṣatīrtha (a named sacred ford)
• लक्षतीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (लक्ष-तीर्थम् = ‘hundred-thousand’/‘lakṣa’ tīrtha, named)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण — ‘thereafter’

• विष्णुपदीभवम्: Viṣṇupadībhava (a named manifestation/place)
• विष्णुपदीभवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णुपदी + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (नामरूपे), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (विष्णुपदी-सम्बन्धी भवः)

• मुखारम्: Mukhāra (a named place)
• मुखारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुखार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम/तीर्थनाम)

• च्यवनांधास्यम्: Cyavanāndhāsya (a named place/episode)
• च्यवनांधास्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन + अन्धास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (च्यवनस्य अन्धास्यम्/अन्ध-आस्यं = ‘blind-mouth’/named)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā/of Brahman
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• सरः: the lake
• सरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण — ‘thereafter’

Speaker

Sage Narada (listing sacred places as part of the Anukramanika-style summary)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kedaresha
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Cyavana

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a concise sacred-geography index: it names a sequence of tīrthas (Kedāreśa, Lakṣa-tīrtha, Viṣṇupadī, etc.), implying that remembrance and visitation of such places is dharmic and merit-bearing within the Purāṇic framework.

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

Bhakti is suggested through the naming of Viṣṇupadī-bhava—association with Viṣṇu’s ‘footprint’ symbolizes refuge (śaraṇāgati) and devotional remembrance (smaraṇa) of the Lord, even while the passage primarily catalogs tīrthas rather than giving a doctrinal discourse.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is pilgrimage-order awareness—an Anukramaṇikā-style enumeration used for organizing recitation, study, and tīrtha-yātrā planning.