Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

The Narration of the Brāhma Purāṇa’s Account

Brāhma Purāṇānukramaṇikā

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मं पुराणं तत्रादौ सर्वलोकहिताय वै । व्यासेन वेदविदुषा समाख्यातं महात्मना ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

brahmaṃ purāṇaṃ tatrādau sarvalokahitāya vai | vyāsena vedaviduṣā samākhyātaṃ mahātmanā || 30 ||

Translation

Allí, desde el mismo comienzo, el Brahma Purāṇa fue expuesto para el bien de todos los mundos por el magnánimo Vyāsa, conocedor de los Vedas.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मम्: Brahma (the Brahma-related)
• ब्रह्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• पुराणम्: Purana
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• तत्र: there, in that context
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (locative adverb)

• आदौ: at first, in the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम्; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (at the beginning)

• सर्वलोकहिताय: for the welfare of all worlds/people
• सर्वलोकहिताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-लोक-हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग ‘हित’ शब्दः; चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकानां हितम्) उपपदेन ‘सर्व’ विशेषणम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (निपात/अलंकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (emphatic particle)

• व्यासेन: by Vyasa
• व्यासेन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/कर्तृकरण), एकवचन

• वेदविदुषा: by the knower of the Veda
• वेदविदुषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘वेदान् वेत्ति’ इति (knower of the Veda)

• समाख्यातम्: was narrated/declared
• समाख्यातम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + ख्या (धातु) → समाख्यात (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle)

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (describing the Purāṇic corpus within the Anukramanika-style summary)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Brahma Purana

FAQs

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

It frames Purāṇic teaching as a universal welfare project (sarva-loka-hita) and anchors its authority in Vyāsa, the Veda-knower, presenting the Brahma Purāṇa as an authentic, dharma-supporting revelation.

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

While Bhakti is not named directly, the verse establishes the Purāṇa as a compassionate teaching meant for all beings—an essential foundation for Purāṇic bhakti traditions that spread accessible devotion through narrated sacred lore.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes Vedic authority and transmission: Vyāsa, as veda-vid (knower of the Vedas), systematizes and communicates sacred knowledge—an underlying basis for disciplined scriptural study (śāstra-pramāṇa) rather than a specific Vedāṅga technique.