Shloka 60

Means to Liberation: Supremacy of Hari, Proper Salutations, and Purāṇic Authority

Devanagari script

भविष्योत्तरनामानं बृहन्नारदमेव च / यमनारदसंवादं लघुनारदमेव च

Transliteration

bhaviṣyottaranāmānaṃ bṛhannāradameva ca / yamanāradasaṃvādaṃ laghunāradameva ca

Translation

Il existe aussi des écrits connus sous les noms de Bhaviṣyottara, le Bṛhan-Nārada, le dialogue entre Yama et Nārada, ainsi que le Laghu-Nārada.

Word by Word

• भविष्योत्तरनामानम्: (the text) named Bhaviṣyottara
• भविष्योत्तरनामानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भविष्य + उत्तर + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; ग्रन्थनाम (‘named Bhaviṣyottara’)

• बृहत्: great
• बृहत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (‘great’)

• नारदम्: Nārada (text/person-name)
• नारदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ग्रन्थनाम/नाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

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

• यम: Yama
• यम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे पूर्वपद (in compound)

• नारद: Nārada
• नारद: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे पूर्वपद (in compound)

• संवादम्: dialogue/conversation
• संवादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सं + वद् (धातु) → संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमास (‘dialogue of Yama and Nārada’)

• लघु: short, minor
• लघु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लघु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (‘small/short’)

• नारदम्: Nārada (short Nārada text)
• नारदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ग्रन्थनाम/नाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śāstra-pramāṇya: recognition of multiple named textual authorities and dialogues as sources for dharma/itihāsa-purāṇa knowledge.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-pramāṇa (scriptural testimony) as a valid means of knowledge within the smārta-paurāṇika framework.

Application: Cultivate discerning śravaṇa (study/hearing) of recognized texts; use dialogues (saṃvāda) as pedagogical models for dharma inquiry.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.1 (classification/listing of Purāṇas and their guṇa-fruits in adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Narada

FAQs

What is the importance of listing texts like Bhaviṣyottara and Bṛhan-Nārada in the Garuda Purana?

This verse signals supporting authorities (saṃvāda and Nārada-related works) that corroborate Garuda Purana teachings on dharma and post-death matters.

How does this verse relate to Yama’s role in the Garuda Purana?

By naming the Yama–Nārada dialogue, it points to a tradition where Yama explains moral law, consequences of actions, and afterlife order—key themes echoed in Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat afterlife and ritual teachings as part of a wider dharma literature: verify practices through recognized sources and prioritize ethical conduct that aligns with dharma.