Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

The Description of the Index/Summary of the Garuḍa

Purāṇa

Devanagari script

योगोऽषटांगो दानधर्माः प्रयश्चित्तविधिक्रिया । द्वीपेशनरकाख्यानं सूर्यव्यूहश्च ज्योतिषम् ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

yogo'ṣaṭāṃgo dānadharmāḥ prayaścittavidhikriyā | dvīpeśanarakākhyānaṃ sūryavyūhaśca jyotiṣam || 9 ||

Translation

Es lehrt die sechsgliedrige Yoga-Disziplin (ṣaḍ-aṅga yoga), die Pflichten des Gebens (dāna-dharma) und die vorgeschriebenen Handlungen der Sühne (prāyaścitta); es berichtet von den Dvīpas (Kontinenten) und ihren Herrschern und beschreibt die Narakas (Höllen); und es legt auch die kosmische Anordnung der Sonne (sūrya-vyūha) samt der Wissenschaft des Jyotiṣa, der heiligen Astrologie, dar.

Word by Word

• योगः: yoga
• योगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अष्ट-अङ्गः: eight-limbed
• अष्ट-अङ्गः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समासः: अष्ट अङ्गानि यस्य सः (as adjective to योगः)

• दान-धर्माः: charity and religious duties
• दान-धर्माः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः: दानं च धर्माश्च (as a list item)

• प्रायश्चित्त-विधि-क्रिया: the procedure and practice of expiation
• प्रायश्चित्त-विधि-क्रिया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रायश्चित्त + विधि + क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: प्रायश्चित्तस्य विधिः, तस्य क्रिया (procedure/ritual action)

• द्वीप-ईश-नरक-अख्यानम्: account of the continents (and their rulers) and of hells
• द्वीप-ईश-नरक-अख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वीप + ईश + नरक + आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective): द्वीपेशवर्णनं च नरकाख्यानं च (as one topic)

• सूर्य-व्यूहः: the solar array/formation
• सूर्य-व्यूहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + व्यूह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सूर्यस्य व्यूहः

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

• ज्योतिषम्: astronomy/astrology
• ज्योतिषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramanika-style list)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a table-of-contents marker, showing that the Purana integrates inner discipline (sixfold yoga) with outward dharma (charity and expiation), and frames both within a cosmic-ethical worldview (dvīpas, narakas, and the Sun’s order).

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

While bhakti is not named here, the verse situates devotional life within supportive disciplines—yoga for steadiness, dāna for purity of intention, and prāyaścitta for restoring dharmic alignment—commonly presented in the Narada Purana as aids to sustained devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa is explicitly highlighted—practical Vedic astronomy/astrology—along with sūrya-vyūha (the Sun’s configuration), indicating the text’s engagement with calendrical, timing, and cosmological knowledge relevant to rites and observances.