Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

The Exposition of the Table of Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Agni Purāṇa

Devanagari script

कुब्जिकादिसमर्चत्वं षोढा न्यासविधिस्तथा । कोटिहोमविधानं च मन्वंतरनिरूपणम् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

kubjikādisamarcatvaṃ ṣoḍhā nyāsavidhistathā | koṭihomavidhānaṃ ca manvaṃtaranirūpaṇam || 10 ||

Translation

Es legt auch die Verehrungsweisen dar, die mit Kubjikā beginnen, das sechsfach gegliederte Nyāsa-Verfahren, die Vorschrift für das Koṭi-homa (ein gewaltiges Homa, in Krores gezählt) sowie die Darlegung der Manvantaras, der von den Manus regierten kosmischen Zyklen.

Word by Word

• kubjikā-ādi-samarcatvam: the state/practice of worshipping Kubjikā and others
• kubjikā-ādi-samarcatvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kubjikā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + samarcana (प्रातिपदिक) + -tva (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भाववाचक-तद्धितान्त (abstract noun with -tva); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘कुब्जिकादीनां समर्चनत्वम्’

• ṣoḍhā: in six ways; sixfold
• ṣoḍhā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ṣoḍhā (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner/number): ‘षड्भिः प्रकारैः’

• nyāsa-vidhiḥ: the procedure of nyāsa
• nyāsa-vidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘न्यासस्य विधिः’

• tathā: also; likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक-अव्यय (conjunctive/adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• koṭi-homa-vidhānam: rules for a crore (ten million) fire-offerings
• koṭi-homa-vidhānam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + homa (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘कोटिसंख्यक-होमानां विधानम्’

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

• manvantara-nirūpaṇam: exposition of the manvantaras
• manvantara-nirūpaṇam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manvantara (प्रातिपदिक) + nirūpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘मन्वन्तरस्य निरूपणम्’

Speaker

Suta (in an anukramanika-style summary of contents)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kubjikā
• Manu

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a contents-style marker, indicating that the text teaches both ritual discipline (nyāsa, homa, deity-worship) and cosmic understanding (Manvantara cycles), linking inner sanctification with knowledge of time and dharma.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through structured worship—samarcana (reverent adoration) supported by nyāsa and homa—showing devotion as mantra-informed, rule-based practice rather than mere emotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual procedure—nyāsa-vidhi (mantra placement) and homa-vidhāna (fire-offering rules)—which depend on precise mantra usage and liturgical method, aligning with the technical sciences used in Vedic rites.