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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

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

अगस्त्यगीता तत्पश्चाद्रुद्रगीता प्रकीर्तिता । महिषासुरविध्वंसमाहात्म्यं च त्रिशक्तिजम् ॥ ७ ॥

agastyagītā tatpaścādrudragītā prakīrtitā | mahiṣāsuravidhvaṃsamāhātmyaṃ ca triśaktijam || 7 ||

Après cela est décrite l’Agastya-gītā, puis est proclamée la Rudra-gītā ; et l’on célèbre aussi la grandeur sacrée de la destruction du démon Mahiṣāsura, issue de la triple Puissance divine (Triśakti).

agastya-gītāthe song/teaching of Agastya
agastya-gītā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootagastya (प्रातिपदिक) + gītā (गै/गि धातु, क्त; प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative/Prathamā (1), Singular (एकवचन)
tatthat
tat:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular (एकवचन); with paścāt
paścātafter that
paścāt:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpaścāt (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय) 'afterwards'
rudra-gītāthe song/teaching of Rudra
rudra-gītā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootrudra (प्रातिपदिक) + gītā (गै/गि धातु, क्त; प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative/Prathamā (1), Singular (एकवचन)
prakīrtitāis proclaimed
prakīrtitā:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-kīrt (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (कृत्: क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative/Prathamā (1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with gītā
mahiṣa-asura-vidhvaṃsa-māhātmyamthe glory of the destruction of the Mahiṣa-asura
mahiṣa-asura-vidhvaṃsa-māhātmyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahiṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhvaṃsa (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Prathamā (1) or Accusative/Dvitīyā (2), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय)
tri-śakti-jamarising from three powers
tri-śakti-jam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (जन् धातु, कृत्; प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Prathamā (1) or Accusative/Dvitīyā (2), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying māhātmyam: 'born of three powers'

Suta (summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in the Anukramaṇikā section)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

A
Agastya
R
Rudra (Shiva)
M
Mahishasura
T
Triśakti (threefold Divine Power)

FAQs

It functions as an Anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) marker, pointing the reader to key devotional/teaching sections—Agastya-gītā, Rudra-gītā, and a Devi-centered Mahātmya—showing the text’s breadth across sages, Rudra, and Divine Power.

By highlighting ‘gītā’ sections (devotional teachings/hymns) and a ‘māhātmya’ (glorification), it signals bhakti-through-kīrtana and śravaṇa—devotional hearing/recitation of sacred narratives and praises.

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; it is primarily an index-style summary (anukrama) that organizes topics for study and recitation.