Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

मायागणपतेश्चाथ भुवि प्रादुर्भवस्ततः । विष्णुमायाप्रपंचोऽथ दिवोदासविमोक्षणम् ॥ ८४ ॥

Transliteration

māyāgaṇapateścātha bhuvi prādurbhavastataḥ | viṣṇumāyāprapaṃco'tha divodāsavimokṣaṇam || 84 ||

Translation

Dann beschreibt der Text die Erscheinung von Māyā-Gaṇapati auf Erden; darauf das weite Entfalten von Viṣṇus Māyā, Sein göttliches Spiel; und schließlich den Bericht von Divodāsas Befreiung.

Word by Word

• माया: Māyā
• माया: Sambandha (समास-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (as member in compound)

• गणपतेः: of Gaṇapati
• गणपतेः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• मायागणपतेः: of Māyā-Gaṇapati
• मायागणपतेः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया + गणपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen.), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘मायायाः गणपतेः’ (Gaṇapati related to Māyā / Māyā-Gaṇapati)

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

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आरम्भ/अनन्तर (then/now)

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• प्रादुर्भवः: manifestation/appearance
• प्रादुर्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रादुर्भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त

• विष्णु: Viṣṇu
• विष्णु: Sambandha (समास-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (as member in compound)

• माया: māyā/illusion
• माया: Sambandha (समास-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (as member in compound)

• प्रपञ्चः: expansion/manifested world
• प्रपञ्चः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विष्णुमायाप्रपञ्चः: the manifestation of Viṣṇu’s māyā
• विष्णुमायाप्रपञ्चः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + माया + प्रपञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहु-षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला: ‘विष्णोः मायायाः प्रपञ्चः’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तर (then)

• दिवोदास: Divodāsa
• दिवोदास: Sambandha (समास-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवोदास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (as member in compound)

• विमोक्षणम्: release/deliverance
• विमोक्षणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमोक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दिवोदासविमोक्षणम्: deliverance of Divodāsa
• दिवोदासविमोक्षणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवोदास + विमोक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘दिवोदासस्य विमोक्षणम्’

Speaker

Suta (continuing the Anukramanika/summary narration in Purva Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ganapati
• Divodasa

FAQs

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

It functions as a contents-marker: it points to three linked themes—divine manifestations, the cosmic display powered by Viṣṇu’s māyā, and the possibility of liberation (vimokṣaṇa) exemplified through Divodāsa.

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

By foregrounding Viṣṇu’s māyā-prapañca, it implies that the world is a divine dispensation; bhakti matures when one recognizes the Lord behind appearances and seeks release through remembrance and surrender rather than entanglement in the display.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it is an anukramaṇikā-style topic index that signals upcoming narratives and doctrines.