Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

श्रुतदेवस्य चरितं व्याधोपाख्यानमद्भुतम् । तथाक्षयतृतीयादेर्विशेषात्पुण्यकीर्तनम् ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

śrutadevasya caritaṃ vyādhopākhyānamadbhutam | tathākṣayatṛtīyāderviśeṣātpuṇyakīrtanam || 42 ||

Translation

Auch die Lebensgeschichte Śrutadevas und die wunderbare Erzählung vom Jäger werden als heilige Berichte vorgetragen—besonders im Hinblick auf das besondere Verdienst, das mit Akṣaya-tṛtīyā und verwandten Observanzen verbunden ist.

Word by Word

• श्रुतदेवस्य: of Śrutadeva
• श्रुतदेवस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• चरितम्: deed, life-story
• चरितम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्याध-उपाख्यानम्: the hunter’s episode
• व्याध-उपाख्यानम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याध (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: व्याधस्य उपाख्यानम् (tale of the hunter)

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, marvelous
• अद्भुतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of उपाख्यानम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: and also/likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/क्रमवाचक (also/likewise)

• अक्षय-तृतीया-आदेः: of (days) beginning with Akṣaya-tṛtīyā
• अक्षय-तृतीया-आदेः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षयतृतीया (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Aksaya-tr̥tīyā as feminine festival-name), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: अक्षयतृतीयाया आदिः (beginning with Akṣaya-tṛtīyā)

• विशेषात्: due to the special significance
• विशेषात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/source; Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• पुण्य-कीर्तनम्: the narration of meritorious (acts)
• पुण्य-कीर्तनम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: पुण्यस्य कीर्तनम् (recitation/praise of merit)

Speaker

Narada (in an anukramanika-style summary, traditionally framed within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Akṣaya-tṛtīyā (and related observances)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Śrutadeva
• Vyādha (hunter)
• Akṣaya-tṛtīyā

FAQs

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

It highlights that merely narrating and hearing certain dharmic episodes—like Śrutadeva’s story and the hunter’s wondrous account—becomes a source of puṇya, and that this merit is emphasized in connection with auspicious observances such as Akṣaya-tṛtīyā.

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

By praising puṇya-kīrtana (sacred recitation), the verse supports a bhakti-friendly practice: remembering and proclaiming holy narratives as an accessible devotional discipline that purifies and accumulates merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly points to calendrical/ritual timing—tithi-based observance (Akṣaya-tṛtīyā)—which aligns with Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga) used to determine auspicious days for vrata and religious acts.