Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

The Outline (Anukramaṇī) of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे विष्णुपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणं नाम चतुर्नवतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde viṣṇupurāṇānukramaṇīnirūpaṇaṃ nāma caturnavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 94 ||

Translation

Así concluye el capítulo nonagésimo cuarto, titulado “Exposición del Esquema (Anukramaṇī) del Viṣṇu Purāṇa”, en la Primera Parte del Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa, dentro del Gran Relato, en la Cuarta Sección (Pāda).

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसंहार/उद्धरण-अव्यय (quotative/end marker)

• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + बृहत् + नारदीय + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समास: (श्री-उपपद) + कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समुच्चयार्थः—‘श्रीमत् बृहन्नारदीयम् पुराणम्’

• पूर्वभागे: in the first part
• पूर्वभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Section)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पूर्वः भागः)

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great narrative (Upākhyāna)
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Section)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (बृहद् उपाख्यानम्)

• चतुर्थपादे: in the fourth quarter/section
• चतुर्थपादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Section)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (चतुर्थः पादः)

• विष्णुपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणम्: the exposition of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa’s table of contents
• विष्णुपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणम्: Karta (कर्ता/Title-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णुपुराण + अनुक्रमणी + निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास: (विष्णुपुराणस्य अनुक्रमणी) तस्य निरूपणम्

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (particle meaning ‘called/named’)

• चतुर्नवतितमः: ninety-fourth
• चतुर्नवतितमः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + नवति + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal); द्विगु-समास (चतुर्-नवति = 94) + तम

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Title head)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrator/redactor colophon; chapter-ending formula)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyaya 94; its significance is archival and devotional—affirming the text’s structure and the completion of a Purāṇic outline centered on Viṣṇu-oriented dharma and narration.

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

Indirectly: by concluding the chapter that outlines the Viṣṇu Purāṇa, it points the reader toward Viṣṇu-kathā as a primary vehicle of bhakti—hearing and remembering the Lord through organized Purāṇic teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights an anukramaṇī (systematic table-of-contents style organization), a practical tool for study, recitation planning, and reference—supporting disciplined scriptural learning rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.