Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā

Synopsis / Table of Contents

Devanagari script

पितृतीर्थप्रचारश्च सोमोत्पत्तिस्तथैव च । कीर्तनं सोमवंशस्य ययातिचरितं तथा ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

pitṛtīrthapracāraśca somotpattistathaiva ca | kīrtanaṃ somavaṃśasya yayāticaritaṃ tathā || 6 ||

Translation

Weiterhin wird berichtet: von der Verbreitung der heiligen Tīrthas der Pitṛs (Ahnen); vom Ursprung Somas, des Mondes; von der Erzählung der Lunaren Dynastie (Somavaṃśa); und ebenso von der Geschichte König Yayātis.

Word by Word

• पितृ-तीर्थ-प्रचारः: the propagation of the ancestral sacred places (pitṛ-tīrthas)
• पितृ-तीर्थ-प्रचारः: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पितृतीर्थस्य प्रचारः)

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

• सोम-उत्पत्तिः: the origin of Soma
• सोम-उत्पत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सोमस्य उत्पत्तिः)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (particle)

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

• कीर्तनम्: the recounting/praise
• कीर्तनम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सोम-वंशस्य: of the lunar dynasty
• सोम-वंशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमवंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सोमस्य वंशः)

• ययाति-चरितम्: the story/deeds of Yayāti
• ययाति-चरितम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ययाति (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ययातेः चरितम्)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (adverb)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) summarizing the contents (anukramanika-style) of the section

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs
• Soma
• Somavamsa
• Yayati

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramanika (contents-marker), indicating that the text will treat Pitṛ-related tīrthas, cosmological origins (Soma), and dharmic royal lineages (Somavaṁśa, Yayāti) as sources of ritual guidance and moral instruction.

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

Indirectly: by signaling narratives and tīrtha traditions that typically culminate in remembrance, recitation, and reverence—practices that support bhakti through sacred storytelling (kīrtana) and pilgrimage culture.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-practical knowledge is implied through Pitṛ-tīrthas—guiding śrāddha/ancestral observances tied to place and tradition (kalpa-oriented practice), though no single Vedāṅga is explicitly taught in this verse.