Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

The Anukramaṇī (Summary/Index) of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

श्रृणोति श्रावयेद्वापि यश्चानुक्रमणीमिमाम् । मार्कंडेयपुराणस्य स लभेद्वांछितं फलम् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

śrṛṇoti śrāvayedvāpi yaścānukramaṇīmimām | mārkaṃḍeyapurāṇasya sa labhedvāṃchitaṃ phalam || 19 ||

Translation

Whoever listens to, or causes others to listen to, this Anukramaṇī—the summary and index of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa—attains the wished-for fruit.

Word by Word

• शृणोति: he hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• श्रावयेत्: may cause to hear, may recite to others
• श्रावयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु) (णिच् causative: श्रावय)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अनुक्रमणीम्: table of contents, index
• अनुक्रमणीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुक्रमणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण of 'अनुक्रमणीम्'

• मार्कण्डेय-पुराणस्य: of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
• मार्कण्डेय-पुराणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'मार्कण्डेयस्य पुराणम्')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• लभेत्: may obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• वाञ्छितम्: desired
• वाञ्छितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; √वाञ्छ् धातु-कृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण of 'फलम्'

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the phalaśruti within the Purāṇic anukramaṇikā section

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

It states the phalaśruti: even hearing (or arranging the hearing of) the Purāṇic anukramaṇī is meritorious and yields the devotee’s wished-for spiritual or dharmic results.

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

By praising śravaṇa (listening) and enabling śravaṇa for others, it highlights a core bhakti practice—receiving sacred narration with faith and spreading it as service.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes the discipline of structured transmission—an anukramaṇī (ordered index) that supports correct recitation, study, and teaching, aligning with the broader Vedāṅga spirit of preserving and organizing sacred knowledge.