Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 148

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

मुण्डीरादित्रिकार्कं च सतीपरिणयाह्वयम् । रुद्रशीर्षं च यागेशं वालखिल्यं च गारुडम् ॥ १४८ ॥

Transliteration

muṇḍīrāditrikārkaṃ ca satīpariṇayāhvayam | rudraśīrṣaṃ ca yāgeśaṃ vālakhilyaṃ ca gāruḍam || 148 ||

Translation

«Sont encore inclus les passages nommés Muṇḍīra et les autres, Trikārka, celui appelé “Les noces de Satī”, Rudraśīrṣa, Yāgeśa, Vālakhilya et Gāruḍa.»

Word by Word

• मुण्डीरादित्रिकार्कम्: Muṇḍīrādi-trikārka (name)
• मुण्डीरादित्रिकार्कम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्डीर + आदि + त्रि + कार्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (मुण्डीरादि-त्रिकार्कम्; ‘मुण्डीर आदि’ इत्यादि-सम्बन्धि)

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

• सतीपरिणयाह्वयम्: called ‘Satī’s marriage’ (name)
• सतीपरिणयाह्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती + परिणय + आह्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सत्याः परिणयस्य आह्वयम् = नाम)

• रुद्रशीर्षम्: Rudra’s head (name)
• रुद्रशीर्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + शीर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य शीर्षम्)

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

• यागेशम्: Yāgeśa (lord of sacrifice; name)
• यागेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याग + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यागस्य ईशः)

• वालखिल्यम्: Vālakhilya (name)
• वालखिल्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालखिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• गारुडम्: Gāruḍa / pertaining to Garuḍa (name)
• गारुडम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (गरुड-सम्बन्धि)

Speaker

Sage Narada (cataloguing contents to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Rudra (Shiva)
• Garuda
• Vālakhilya sages

FAQs

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

This verse functions as an Anukramaṇikā (index): it preserves the sacred memory of the Purāṇa’s thematic units—Śaiva episodes (Satī, Rudra) and Garuḍa-related material—showing the text’s breadth across devotion, ritual, and mythic instruction.

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

Indirectly: by naming sections centered on revered divine figures (Rudra and Garuḍa) and sacred narratives (Satī’s marriage), it points readers toward devotional contemplation (smaraṇa) through Purāṇic stories, a common Bhakti-supporting method in the Narada Purana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual orientation is implied through the title “Yāgeśa” (Lord/presiding principle of sacrifice), indicating that some sections connect Purāṇic narration with yajña/karma-kāṇḍa themes, though this specific verse mainly lists titles rather than detailing a Vedāṅga.