Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 155

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

मिष्टान्नेदश्वराख्यानं गाणापत्यत्रयं ततः । जाबालिचरितं चैव मकरेशकथा ततः ॥ १५५ ॥

Transliteration

miṣṭānnedaśvarākhyānaṃ gāṇāpatyatrayaṃ tataḥ | jābālicaritaṃ caiva makareśakathā tataḥ || 155 ||

Translation

Dann folgt der Bericht über Miṣṭānneśvara; darauf die drei Erzählungen, die mit Gaṇapati verbunden sind; danach die Lebensgeschichte Jābālis und sodann die Erzählung von Makareśa.

Word by Word

• miṣṭānna-īśvara-ākhyānam: the account of Miṣṭānneśvara
• miṣṭānna-īśvara-ākhyānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: miṣṭānna (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd: प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (miṣṭānna-īśvarasya ākhyānam)

• gāṇāpatya-trayam: the Gaṇapatya triad (three related sections)
• gāṇāpatya-trayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāṇāpatya (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारयः (gāṇāpatyaṃ trayaṃ = three (accounts) related to Gaṇapati)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence

• jābāli-caritam: the story/deeds of Jābāli
• jābāli-caritam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jābāli (प्रातिपदिक) + carita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (jābāleḥ caritam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed/also
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle of emphasis (निश्चय/अवधारण)

• makareśa-kathā: the tale of Makareśa
• makareśa-kathā: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: makareśa (प्रातिपदिक) + kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (makareśasya kathā)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रम/अनन्तर)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the contents as an anukramanika-style summary)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Miṣṭānneśvara
• Gaṇapati
• Jābāli
• Makareśa

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramanika (table-of-contents) marker, indicating a sequence of sacred narratives—Śiva/Iśvara-related, Gaṇapati-related, and exemplary character-stories—meant to guide the listener through purāṇic remembrance (smaraṇa) and dharma-oriented learning.

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

By pointing to multiple deity-centered kathās (Miṣṭānneśvara, Gaṇapati, Makareśa), it implies bhakti through hearing and recollection (śravaṇa–smaraṇa) of divine names, forms, and deeds—an important purāṇic method of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it is a structural index verse that organizes upcoming narratives, which may later include ritual, vrata, or tīrtha details.