Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

The Description of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa’s Table of Contents

Anukramaṇī

Devanagari script

यज्ञप्रवर्तनं चाथ युगयोरंत्ययोः कृतिः । युगप्रजालक्षणं च ऋषिप्रवरवर्णनम् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

yajñapravartanaṃ cātha yugayoraṃtyayoḥ kṛtiḥ | yugaprajālakṣaṇaṃ ca ṛṣipravaravarṇanam || 11 ||

Translation

Ferner spricht es von der Einsetzung der Opferhandlungen (yajña), von den Geschehnissen in den abschließenden Phasen der Yugas, von den Merkmalen der Menschen jeder Zeit und von der Beschreibung der erhabensten Linien der ṛṣi (ṛṣi-pravara).

Word by Word

• yajña-pravartanam: the initiation/setting in motion of sacrifice
• yajña-pravartanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + pravartana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘यज्ञस्य प्रवर्तनम्’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• atha: then/next
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (sequencing particle: ‘then/now’)

• yugayoḥ: of the two yugas
• yugayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी (6/7 विभक्ति), द्विवचन

• antyayoḥ: of the last (two)
• antyayoḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी (6/7 विभक्ति), द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘yugayoḥ’)

• kṛtiḥ: the composition/section (treating)
• kṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• yuga-prajā-lakṣaṇam: the characteristics of the beings (people) in the yugas
• yuga-prajā-lakṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक) + prajā (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘युगस्य प्रजायाः लक्षणम्’/‘युगप्रजालक्षणम्’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ṛṣi-pravara-varṇanam: the description of the foremost sages
• ṛṣi-pravara-varṇanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + pravara (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘ऋषीणां प्रवराणां वर्णनम्’

Speaker

Narada (in a content-summary context within the Narada Purana’s anukramanika-style listing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Rishis

FAQs

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

It functions as a topical index, pointing to teachings that connect cosmic time (yugas) with dharma expressed through yajña and the authority of rishi lineages.

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

Indirectly: by outlining yuga-based conduct and Vedic frameworks (yajña and rishi tradition) that, in the Purana’s broader teaching, support devotion through disciplined religious life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Pravara (rishi lineage) knowledge used in ritual procedure is implied—an applied, technical detail important for correctly performing Vedic rites and sankalpa-related identifications.