Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4

The Description of the Index/Summary of the Garuḍa

Purāṇa

Devanagari script

पूजाविधानं च तथा वैष्णवं पंजरं ततः । योगाध्यायस्ततो विष्णोर्नामसाहस्रकीर्तनम् ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

pūjāvidhānaṃ ca tathā vaiṣṇavaṃ paṃjaraṃ tataḥ | yogādhyāyastato viṣṇornāmasāhasrakīrtanam || 4 ||

Translation

Dann wird die Ordnung der Verehrung beschrieben; danach das vaiṣṇavische Schutzlied namens „Pañjara“. Es folgt das Kapitel über Yoga und anschließend das Singen/Rezitierten von Viṣṇus tausend Namen.

Word by Word

• पूजाविधानम्: the rules/procedure of worship
• पूजाविधानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘पूजायाः विधानम्’

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थ ‘also/likewise’

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava (pertaining to Viṣṇu)
• वैष्णवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् to पंजरम्

• पंजरम्: the ‘Pañjara’ (protective hymn/section)
• पंजरम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पंजर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Discourse marker (अनुक्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्) ‘thereafter’

• योगाध्यायः: the chapter on yoga
• योगाध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘योगस्य अध्यायः’

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Discourse marker (अनुक्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्) ‘thereafter’

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नामसाहस्रकीर्तनम्: recitation of the thousand names
• नामसाहस्रकीर्तनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् + सहस्र + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘नाम्नां सहस्रस्य कीर्तनम्’

Speaker

Suta (summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramaṇikā-style listing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It functions as an index-like summary, showing a progression of practice: worship procedure, protective Vaiṣṇava hymn, yogic discipline, and finally devotion through Viṣṇu’s thousand names.

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

Bhakti is emphasized through structured pūjā and especially through nāma-kīrtana—reciting Viṣṇu’s Sahasranāma as a direct devotional practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily ritual praxis (pūjā-vidhāna) and liturgical recitation (stotra/kīrtana); it is more about applied worship-methodology than a technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.