Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

The Description of the Index/Summary of the Garuḍa

Purāṇa

Devanagari script

प्रश्नचूडामणिश्चांतो हयायुर्वेदकीर्तनम् । ओषघीनाम कथनं ततो व्याकरणोहनम् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

praśnacūḍāmaṇiścāṃto hayāyurvedakīrtanam | oṣaghīnāma kathanaṃ tato vyākaraṇohanam || 15 ||

Translation

Es schließt mit dem «Praśna-cūḍāmaṇi»; danach folgt ein Bericht über das Hayāyurveda; es wird von Heilkräutern gesprochen, und anschließend kommt die ausführliche Darlegung der Grammatik (Vyākaraṇa).

Word by Word

• praśna-cūḍāmaṇiḥ: Praśna-cūḍāmaṇi (a titled work/section)
• praśna-cūḍāmaṇiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeshya (उद्देश्य) in list
• Type: Noun
• Root: praśna (प्रातिपदिक) + cūḍāmaṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative singular; षष्ठī-तत्पurusha: 'praśnānāṃ cūḍāmaṇiḥ' (crest-jewel among questions; title)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• antaḥ: the conclusion/end
• antaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeshya (उद्देश्य) in list
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative singular; used as 'end/conclusion' (often as topic-title)

• haya-āyurveda-kīrtanam: description of horse-Āyurveda
• haya-āyurveda-kīrtanam: Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeshya (उद्देश्य) in list
• Type: Noun
• Root: haya (प्रातिपदिक) + āyurveda (प्रातिपदिक) + kīrtana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative singular; multi-member tatpurusha: 'hayānām āyurvedasya kīrtanam' (description of horse-Āyurveda)

• oṣadhīnām: of medicinal herbs
• oṣadhīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṣadhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive plural (षष्ठी बहुवचन)

• kathanam: narration/description
• kathanam: Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeshya (उद्देश्य) in list
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative singular

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kālādhi-karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of sequence 'thereafter'

• vyākaraṇa-ohanam: Vyākaraṇa-ohana (a grammar-related work/section)
• vyākaraṇa-ohanam: Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeshya (उद्देश्य) in list
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyākaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ohana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative singular; tatpurusha (relation uncertain due to rare second member): 'vyākaraṇasya ohanam/ohanam' (a titled work/section; possibly 'Vyākaraṇa-ohana')

Speaker

Suta (narrating the chapter’s anukrama/contents in Purva Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

This verse functions as an anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents style summary), showing that the Purāṇa preserves not only devotion and dharma but also śāstric disciplines—placing sacred knowledge in an ordered, teachable sequence.

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

Indirectly: by cataloging supporting sciences (like grammar and medical knowledge), it indicates that clear understanding of scripture and disciplined learning can serve bhakti by enabling accurate recitation, interpretation, and transmission of Purāṇic teachings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit grammar) is explicitly highlighted, described as an extensive exposition (vyākaraṇa-oham), alongside practical knowledge streams like Hayāyurveda and the description of medicinal herbs (oṣadhī).