Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

The Outline (Anukramaṇī) of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे विष्णुपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणं नाम चतुर्नवतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde viṣṇupurāṇānukramaṇīnirūpaṇaṃ nāma caturnavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 94 ||

Translation

So endet das vierundneunzigste Kapitel mit dem Titel „Darlegung der Gliederung (Anukramaṇī) des Viṣṇu-Purāṇa“ im Ersten Teil des Śrī Bṛhannāradīya-Purāṇa, innerhalb der Großen Erzählung, im Vierten Abschnitt (Pāda).

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसंहार/उद्धरण-अव्यय (quotative/end marker)

• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + बृहत् + नारदीय + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समास: (श्री-उपपद) + कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समुच्चयार्थः—‘श्रीमत् बृहन्नारदीयम् पुराणम्’

• पूर्वभागे: in the first part
• पूर्वभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Section)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पूर्वः भागः)

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great narrative (Upākhyāna)
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Section)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (बृहद् उपाख्यानम्)

• चतुर्थपादे: in the fourth quarter/section
• चतुर्थपादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Section)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (चतुर्थः पादः)

• विष्णुपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणम्: the exposition of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa’s table of contents
• विष्णुपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणम्: Karta (कर्ता/Title-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णुपुराण + अनुक्रमणी + निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास: (विष्णुपुराणस्य अनुक्रमणी) तस्य निरूपणम्

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (particle meaning ‘called/named’)

• चतुर्नवतितमः: ninety-fourth
• चतुर्नवतितमः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + नवति + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal); द्विगु-समास (चतुर्-नवति = 94) + तम

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Title head)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrator/redactor colophon; chapter-ending formula)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyaya 94; its significance is archival and devotional—affirming the text’s structure and the completion of a Purāṇic outline centered on Viṣṇu-oriented dharma and narration.

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

Indirectly: by concluding the chapter that outlines the Viṣṇu Purāṇa, it points the reader toward Viṣṇu-kathā as a primary vehicle of bhakti—hearing and remembering the Lord through organized Purāṇic teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights an anukramaṇī (systematic table-of-contents style organization), a practical tool for study, recitation planning, and reference—supporting disciplined scriptural learning rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.