Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12

Kūrmāpurāṇa-Anukramaṇikā

Index/Summary of the Kūrma Purāṇa

Devanagari script

व्यासगीता ततः प्रोक्ता नानाधर्मप्रबोधिनी । नानाविधानां तीर्थानां माहात्म्यं च पृथक् ततः ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

vyāsagītā tataḥ proktā nānādharmaprabodhinī | nānāvidhānāṃ tīrthānāṃ māhātmyaṃ ca pṛthak tataḥ || 12 ||

Translation

Darauf wurde die Vyāsa-gītā gelehrt, die das Verständnis vieler Formen des Dharma erweckt. Danach wurde, gesondert, auch die Größe (māhātmya) vieler Arten von tīrthas, heiliger Pilgerstätten, beschrieben.

Word by Word

• व्यास-गीता: Vyāsa’s Gītā
• व्यास-गीता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास + गीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (व्यासस्य गीता)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (sequencing adverb)

• प्रोक्ता: was proclaimed
• प्रोक्ता: Karma (कर्म/Object; in passive construction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(she/it) was proclaimed’

• नाना-धर्म-प्रबोधिनी: awakening/teaching various dharmas
• नाना-धर्म-प्रबोधिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + धर्म + प्रबोधिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानाविधाः धर्माः, तेषां प्रबोधिनी); विशेषण of व्यासगीता

• नाना-विधानाम्: of various kinds
• नाना-विधानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); समासः—कर्मधारयः (नानाविधानानि)

• तीर्थानाम्: of sacred places
• तीर्थानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• माहात्म्यम्: glory; greatness
• माहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• पृथक्: separately; distinctly
• पृथक्: Nipata (निपात/Adverbial particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb) — ‘separately’

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (sequencing adverb)

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Tirtha

FAQs

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

It signals a structured transmission of sacred knowledge: first a dharma-illuminating teaching (Vyāsa-gītā), then distinct sections describing the sanctifying power of various tīrthas—showing that right conduct and sacred geography together support spiritual uplift.

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

Though bhakti is not named here, the verse points to two classic supports of devotion in the Purāṇic method: learning dharma through authoritative instruction and engaging in tīrtha-related practices (pilgrimage, vows, worship) that nurture reverence and God-centered living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This verse is primarily an anukramanika-style contents marker rather than a Vedāṅga lesson; its practical takeaway is the organization of dharma instruction and tīrtha-mahātmya as distinct, studyable sections for ritual and devotional practice.