Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

The Outline (Anukramaṇī) of the Vāyavīya (Vāyu) Purāṇa

Devanagari script

भूपातालककुब्व्योमचारिणां यत्र निर्णयः । व्रतादीनां च पूर्वोऽयं विभागः समुदाहृतः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

bhūpātālakakubvyomacāriṇāṃ yatra nirṇayaḥ | vratādīnāṃ ca pūrvo'yaṃ vibhāgaḥ samudāhṛtaḥ || 6 ||

Translation

Here is laid down the determination concerning those who move upon the earth, in Pātāla (the netherworld), through the quarters, and in the sky; and the earlier division regarding vows (vrata) and related observances is also duly set forth.

Word by Word

• भू: earth
• भू: Sambandha (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग) — Feminine stem used as compound member

• पाताल: netherworld
• पाताल: Sambandha (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग) — Neuter stem as compound member

• ककुब्: quarters (directions)
• ककुब्: Sambandha (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ककुब् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग) — Feminine stem as compound member; ‘direction/quarter’

• व्योम: sky
• व्योम: Sambandha (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग) — Neuter stem as compound member

• चारिणाम्: of the wanderers/movers (in earth, netherworld, quarters, sky)
• चारिणाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Plural; समासः: भू-पाताल-ककुब्-व्योम-चारिन् (those who move in earth/netherworld/directions/sky)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• निर्णयः: decision/determination
• निर्णयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्णय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्रतादीनाम्: of vows etc.
• व्रतादीनाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रतादि (प्रातिपदिक; व्रत + आदि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Neuter, Genitive, Plural; ‘of vows and the like’

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

• पूर्वः: earlier/previous
• पूर्वः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying विभागः)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (demonstrative pronoun)

• विभागः: division/classification
• विभागः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समुदाहृतः: has been stated/recited
• समुदाहृतः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: समुदाहृत (कृदन्त; सम्+उद्+√आहृ ‘to cite/mention’ + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (vrata category/division referenced generically)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It signals an authoritative outline (nirṇaya) of dharmic rules and classifications, indicating that the Purana systematically organizes vows and conduct across different realms of beings.

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

Indirectly: by framing vows (vrata) and observances as organized disciplines, it supports the devotional life where regulated practice and sacred observance become aids to steady Vishnu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects the Purana’s technical, cataloging method—an anukramaṇikā-style division—useful for ritual planning and dharma-application, even though no single Vedanga (like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa) is explicitly named in this line.