Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

पूर्ववत्सकलं चान्यदत्र ज्ञेयं मनीषिभिः । भृगुर्जलेंदुमन्वाढ्यः सोमाय हृदयांतिमः ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

pūrvavatsakalaṃ cānyadatra jñeyaṃ manīṣibhiḥ | bhṛgurjaleṃdumanvāḍhyaḥ somāya hṛdayāṃtimaḥ || 52 ||

Translation

Auch hier soll das Übrige von den Weisen so verstanden werden, wie es zuvor dargelegt wurde: Der ṛṣi Bhṛgu ist mit Jalendu zu verbinden; Anvāḍhya mit Soma; und Hṛdayāntima ebenso mit Soma.

Word by Word

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: अव्यय; तुलनावाचक (indeclinable meaning ‘as before’)

• सकलम्: everything/entire (procedure)
• सकलम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘entire/whole’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अन्यत्: other (matters)
• अन्यत्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: here)

• ज्ञेयम्: should be known
• ज्ञेयम्: विधेय (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त; भाव्य/कर्तव्य)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘to be known/should be understood’

• मनीषिभिः: by the sages/wise ones
• मनीषिभिः: कर्ता (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/सह (by/with)

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जल-इन्दु-मनु-आढ्यः: endowed with (the mantras) ‘jala’, ‘indu’, and ‘manu’
• जल-इन्दु-मनु-आढ्यः: विशेषण (of subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + मनु (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘आढ्यः’ = सम्पन्नः/युक्तः (endowed with); विशेषणम् (of Bhṛgu)

• सोमाय: to Soma
• सोमाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• हृदय-अन्तिमः: having ‘hṛdaya’ as the final (element)
• हृदय-अन्तिमः: विशेषण (of subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘अन्तिमः’ = अन्ते स्थितः (last/final); विशेषणम् (of Bhṛgu)

Speaker

Narada (instructing the Sanatkumara tradition in an enumerative/technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Jalendu
• Anvāḍhya
• Soma
• Hṛdayāntima

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined transmission of sacred knowledge: the wise are told to infer the remaining correspondences “as before,” preserving rishi-attributions and traditional mappings without redundancy.

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

Indirectly: by honoring authoritative lineages (ṛṣi-paramparā) and correct attributions, it supports accurate practice and recitation—foundational to steady devotion and ritual purity in Vaishnava-oriented Purāṇic practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Anukramaṇī-style method: systematic listing and cross-referencing of teachers/names and their associated deities (here, Soma), a practical archival technique used alongside Vedanga study (especially for correct attribution and tradition-based learning).