Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

The Anukramaṇī (Summary/Index) of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

सृष्टिसंकीर्तनं पुण्यं नवधापारिकीर्तितम् । कल्पांतकालनिर्देशो यक्षसृष्टिनिरूपणम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

sṛṣṭisaṃkīrtanaṃ puṇyaṃ navadhāpārikīrtitam | kalpāṃtakālanirdeśo yakṣasṛṣṭinirūpaṇam || 7 ||

Translation

Das heilige Besingen der Schöpfung, in neun Abschnitte gegliedert, wird als verdienstvoll verkündet. Es enthält auch den Hinweis auf die Zeit des Endes eines Kalpa sowie die Darstellung der Erschaffung der Yakṣas.

Word by Word

• सृष्टि-संकीर्तनम्: the recounting of creation
• सृष्टि-संकीर्तनम्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि + संकीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक; संकीर्तन = √कीर्त्, ल्युट्/घञ्)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: meritorious; holy
• पुण्यम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण (to सृष्टि-संकीर्तनम्)

• नवधा: in nine ways
• नवधा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नवधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in nine ways)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (वाक्यसम्बन्ध/Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also/even)

• कीर्तितम्: is described/recounted
• कीर्तितम्: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (Predicate to कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तित (प्रातिपदिक; √कीर्त् धातु, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate to सृष्टि-संकीर्तनम्)

• कल्प-अन्त-काल-निर्देशः: the indication of the time at the end of a kalpa
• कल्प-अन्त-काल-निर्देशः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प + अन्त + काल + निर्देश (प्रातिपदिक; निर्देश = √दिश्, घञ्)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• यक्ष-सृष्टि-निरूपणम्: the exposition of the creation of Yakṣas
• यक्ष-सृष्टि-निरूपणम्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + सृष्टि + निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक; निरूपण = √रूप्/रूपय्, ल्युट्)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrating the chapter-summary/anukramanika style contents)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Yakṣas

FAQs

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

It states that remembering and reciting the Purāṇic account of creation is itself puṇya (spiritually meritorious), because it aligns the mind with cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) and the vast time-cycles of the kalpas.

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

Indirectly: by praising sṛṣṭi-saṃkīrtana as meritorious, it supports the bhakti practice of śravaṇa and kīrtana—devotional hearing and recitation of sacred narratives that culminate in remembrance of the Lord’s cosmic governance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to Purāṇic time-reckoning (kalpa-anta kāla-nirdeśa), which connects with Jyotiṣa-style calendrical and cosmic cycles, though the verse itself functions as a contents-summary rather than a technical Vedāṅga lesson.