Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

Kūrmāpurāṇa-Anukramaṇikā

Index/Summary of the Kūrma Purāṇa

Devanagari script

प्रतिसर्गप्रकथनं ब्राह्मीयं संहिता स्मृता । अतः परं भागवतीसंहितार्थ निरूपणम् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

pratisargaprakathanaṃ brāhmīyaṃ saṃhitā smṛtā | ataḥ paraṃ bhāgavatīsaṃhitārtha nirūpaṇam || 13 ||

Translation

Der Bericht über die sekundäre Schöpfung (pratisarga) gilt als die Brāhmīya Saṃhitā. Danach soll die Bedeutung der Bhāgavatī Saṃhitā dargelegt werden.

Word by Word

• प्रतिसर्गप्रकथनम्: the narration of secondary creation
• प्रतिसर्गप्रकथनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिसर्ग + प्रकथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्राह्मीयम्: Brahmā-related / Brahmic
• ब्राह्मीयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) to ‘प्रतिसर्गप्रकथनम्’

• संहिता: the compendium
• संहिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्मृता: is called/considered
• स्मृता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative verbal idea)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘संहिता’ इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate)

• अतः: thereafter/therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध/हेतु (therefore/from this)

• परम्: next/after that
• परम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative), ‘after/next’ अर्थे

• भागवतीसंहितार्थ: the meaning of the Bhāgavatī Saṃhitā
• भागवतीसंहितार्थ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवती + संहिता + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘of the Bhāgavatī-saṃhitā’), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• निरूपणम्: the exposition/analysis
• निरूपणम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (continuing the anukramaṇikā-style outline to Sanatkumara and the Sanaka brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Bhagavan

FAQs

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

It marks a structural transition: after identifying the Brāhmīya Saṃhitā as the section dealing with pratisarga (secondary creation), the text turns to expound the Bhāgavatī Saṃhitā—signaling a move from cosmological narration toward Bhagavān-centered teaching.

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

By explicitly introducing the “Bhāgavatī Saṃhitā,” the verse indicates an upcoming focus on Bhagavān (the Lord) and His purport—typically the narrative and doctrinal ground where Vishnu-bhakti is articulated and prioritized over mere cosmography.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; rather, it provides a purāṇic taxonomy (saṃhitā-classification) and topic sequencing, useful for archival organization and for locating teachings (e.g., creation accounts vs. Bhagavān-centered doctrine).