Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 169

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

सिद्धेश्वरादिकाख्यानं पृथगत्र प्रकीर्तितम् । अग्नितीर्थं कपद्दर्शिं केदारेशं गतिप्रदम् ॥ १६९ ॥

Transliteration

siddheśvarādikākhyānaṃ pṛthagatra prakīrtitam | agnitīrthaṃ kapaddarśiṃ kedāreśaṃ gatipradam || 169 ||

Translation

Hier werden die Berichte, beginnend mit Siddheśvara, jeweils gesondert verkündet—darunter Agni-tīrtha, Kapaddarśin und Kedāreśa, der die höchste Bestimmung gewährt.

Word by Word

• सिद्धेश्वरादिकाख्यानम्: the account beginning with Siddheśvara etc.
• सिद्धेश्वरादिकाख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धेश्वर-आदि-आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: separately)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• प्रकीर्तितम्: has been proclaimed/described
• प्रकीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• अग्नितीर्थम्: Agni-tīrtha (a sacred ford)
• अग्नितीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); तीर्थनाम

• कपद्दर्शिम्: Kapaddarśin (proper name; lit. ‘one who shows Kapad’)
• कपद्दर्शिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपद्-दर्शिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < दृश् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); तीर्थ/देवतानाम (proper name)

• केदारेशम्: Kedāreśa (Lord of Kedāra; Śiva)
• केदारेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); देवतानाम

• गतिप्रदम्: granting liberation/goal
• गतिप्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गति-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक) < प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative, Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Suta (narrating the text’s contents in an anukramanika-style summary)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Siddheshvara
• Agni-tirtha
• Kapaddarshin
• Kedareshvara (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramanika-style pointer: it signals that multiple sacred narratives and tīrthas (Siddheśvara onward, Agni-tīrtha, Kapaddarśin, Kedāreśa) are treated distinctly, emphasizing pilgrimage and hearing of māhātmyas as means to spiritual attainment (gati).

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

By praising Kedāreśa as “gatiprada” (giver of the goal), it frames devotion and reverential approach to kṣetras/tīrthas—through darśana, worship, and śravaṇa of their māhātmyas—as a supportive route toward higher spiritual destiny.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; it is primarily a cataloging/summary verse pointing to tīrtha-māhātmya sections rather than technical disciplines like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.