Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
अचोरयञ्चोरयेच्चोर्यात् अचूचुरदचोरिष्यदित्येवं दश वै गणाः । प्रयोजके भावयति सनीच्छायां बुभूषति । क्रियासमभिहारे तु पंडितो बोभूयते मुने ॥ ७९ ॥
acorayañcorayeccoryāt acūcuradacoriṣyadityevaṃ daśa vai gaṇāḥ | prayojake bhāvayati sanīcchāyāṃ bubhūṣati | kriyāsamabhihāre tu paṃḍito bobhūyate mune || 79 ||
Thus there are indeed ten conjugational groupings (gaṇas), illustrated by forms such as: “let him cause to steal,” “he may cause to steal,” “he would steal,” “they stole,” and “he will not steal.” In the causative it means “he makes another do”; in the desiderative it means “he wishes to become/do”; and in the intensive it signifies repeated or emphatic performance of an action—O sage.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/Vyakarana context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames disciplined śāstric learning—especially Vyākaraṇa (grammar)—as a tool for clarity of meaning, which supports right understanding (samyag-jñāna) in Mokṣa-dharma.
Indirectly: by emphasizing precise language and intention (causative, desiderative, intensive meanings), it supports accurate recitation and comprehension of mantras and Vishnu-stuti, which strengthens bhakti through correct understanding.
Vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit grammar): verb-class groupings (daśa gaṇāḥ) and how causative (ṇij), desiderative (san), and intensive (yaṅ) usages shift meaning in real sentences.