Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā

Synopsis / Table of Contents

Devanagari script

सूर्यवैवस्वतोत्पत्तिर्बुधसंगमनं तथा । पितृवंशानुकथनं श्रद्धाकालस्तथैव च ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

sūryavaivasvatotpattirbudhasaṃgamanaṃ tathā | pitṛvaṃśānukathanaṃ śraddhākālastathaiva ca || 5 ||

Translation

Also described are the origin of Sūrya, the son of Vivasvān; the meeting with Budha; the narration of the lineage of the Pitṛs, the ancestral fathers; and likewise the proper time for performing Śrāddha rites.

Word by Word

• सूर्य-वैवस्वत-उत्पत्तिः: the origin of Sūrya and Vaivasvata (or Vaivasvata-related origin)
• सूर्य-वैवस्वत-उत्पत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वैवस्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य वैवस्वतस्य च उत्पत्तिः/वैवस्वतसम्बद्धा उत्पत्तिः)

• बुध-संगमनम्: the meeting/union involving Budha
• बुध-संगमनम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक) + संगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बुधस्य संगमनम्)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (adverb) — ‘also/and so’

• पितृ-वंश-अनुकथनम्: the subsequent narration of the ancestral lineage
• पितृ-वंश-अनुकथनम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुकथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पितृवंशस्य अनुकथनम्)

• श्राद्ध-कालः: the time for śrāddha rites
• श्राद्ध-कालः: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्राद्धस्य कालः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (particle) — अवधारणार्थक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधकः (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta (chapter-summary enumeration in the Anukramanika section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Śrāddha (ancestral rite; not a vrata)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Vivasvan
• Budha
• Pitr

FAQs

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

It signals that the chapter covers both cosmological-genealogical knowledge (origins and lineages) and applied dharma (the proper timing of Śrāddha), linking remembrance of divine and ancestral lines with ritual duty.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing sacred remembrance—of Sūrya’s origin and ancestral lineages—along with prescribed rites like Śrāddha, it frames devotion as reverent continuity of dharma and gratitude to divine and ancestral sources.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual timing (śrāddha-kāla) aligns with Jyotiṣa-based calendrical considerations and Kalpa-oriented rite procedure—practical guidance for when ancestral offerings should be performed.