Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 147

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

जामदग्न्यवधाख्यानं नैःक्षत्रियकथानकम् । रामह्रदं नागपुरं ष़ड्लिंगं चैव यज्ञभूः ॥ १४७ ॥

Transliteration

jāmadagnyavadhākhyānaṃ naiḥkṣatriyakathānakam | rāmahradaṃ nāgapuraṃ ṣa़ḍliṃgaṃ caiva yajñabhūḥ || 147 ||

Translation

Enthalten sind der Bericht über die Tötung des Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma), die Erzählung vom Naiḥkṣatriya (der Ausrottung der Kṣatriyas), Rāma-hrada (Rāmas See), Nāgapura, die heiligen „sechs Liṅgas“ sowie Yajñabhū, der Opferplatz.

Word by Word

• जामदग्न्यवधाख्यानम्: the account of Jāmadagnya’s slaying (name)
• जामदग्न्यवधाख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य + वध + आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (जामदग्न्यस्य वधस्य आख्यानम्)

• नैःक्षत्रियकथानकम्: Naiḥkṣatriya tale/account (name)
• नैःक्षत्रियकथानकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निः + क्षत्रिय + कथानक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (नैःक्षत्रियं कथानकम् = क्षत्रिय-नाश-सम्बन्धि आख्यानम्)

• रामह्रदम्: Rāma-lake (name)
• रामह्रदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य ह्रदः)

• नागपुरम्: Nāgapura (name)
• नागपुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (नागानां पुरम्)

• षड्लिङ्गम्: the six-liṅga (name)
• षड्लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (षड् लिङ्गानि यस्मिन्/षड्लिङ्गम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• यज्ञभूः: Yajñabhū (sacrificial ground; name)
• यज्ञभूः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (भू-शब्दः), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य भूः = यज्ञभूमिः)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing the Anukramaṇikā-style listing within Book 1.4)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Kṣatriyas
• Rāma-hrada
• Nāgapura
• Ṣaḍliṅga (six liṅgas)
• Yajñabhū (sacrificial ground)

FAQs

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

It functions as an Anukramaṇikā (catalog-verse), signaling that the text includes purifying sacred narratives (Paraśurāma’s exploits) and tīrtha/ritual loci (Rāma-hrada, liṅgas, yajñabhū), thereby linking dharma, pilgrimage, and sacrificial merit.

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

Indirectly: by pointing to revered narratives and sacred sites, it guides devotees toward śravaṇa (hearing) of holy accounts and tīrtha-sevā (reverent pilgrimage/service), both traditional supports for bhakti and purification of mind.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual orientation is implied through “yajñabhū” (the sacrificial ground), pointing to kalpa-style concerns—how sacred spaces and proper ritual settings support yajña and related dharmic observances.