Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

The Description of the Anukramaṇikā (Chapter-wise Summary) of the Varāha Purāṇa

Devanagari script

अशेषधर्माश्चाख्याताः पौष्करं पुण्यपर्व च । इत्येवं तव वाराहं प्रोक्तं पापविनाशनम् ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

aśeṣadharmāścākhyātāḥ pauṣkaraṃ puṇyaparva ca | ityevaṃ tava vārāhaṃ proktaṃ pāpavināśanam || 14 ||

Translation

Ainsi ont été exposés, sans rien omettre, tous les dharmas, ainsi que le tīrtha sacré de Puṣkara et les jours saints d’observance. De cette manière, le Varāha Purāṇa t’a été enseigné, destructeur des péchés.

Word by Word

• अशेषधर्माः: all (remaining) duties/dharmas
• अशेषधर्माः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; nominative plural

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

• आख्याताः: have been narrated
• आख्याताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक-कर्तरि क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; ‘have been declared/told’

• पौष्करम्: (the) Puṣkara-related
• पौष्करम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पौष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; qualifying an implied noun (e.g., tīrtha/vrata)

• पुण्यपर्व: holy festival/auspicious occasion
• पुण्यपर्व: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचकः (quotative/thus)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचकः (adverb: in this manner)

• तव: your/to you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; genitive singular (of you)

• वाराहम्: the Varāha (section/teaching)
• वाराहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; name/title of a section (Varāha)

• प्रोक्तम्: has been spoken
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘spoken/taught’

• पापविनाशनम्: destroyer of sins
• पापविनाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: पापस्य विनाशनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; predicate adjective

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: puṇya-parva (general holy observance/festival days; not a single named vrata)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Puskara

FAQs

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

It concludes a Purāṇic summary by affirming that hearing/receiving the Varāha Purāṇa (along with teachings on dharma and sacred tīrthas like Puṣkara) is pāpa-vināśana—capable of destroying sin through right knowledge and devotion.

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

By presenting Purāṇa-śravaṇa (listening to sacred narratives) as sin-destroying, it supports bhakti as a practical path: faithful hearing and internalizing the Lord’s līlā and dharma instructions purifies the heart.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes applied dharma: tīrtha-māhātmya (Puṣkara) and puṇya-parva observances—ritual timing and sacred-day practice (parva) that align with Smārta/Vaidika discipline rather than a specific technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa.