Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

तीर्थयात्रासमाप्तिश्च कौमारमिदमद्भुतम् । अरुणाचलमाहात्म्यं सनकब्रह्मसंकथा ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

tīrthayātrāsamāptiśca kaumāramidamadbhutam | aruṇācalamāhātmyaṃ sanakabrahmasaṃkathā || 17 ||

Translation

Et l’on y trouve la conclusion du récit de pèlerinage ; cet enseignement merveilleux des Kumāra ; la grandeur d’Arunācala ; et le dialogue sacré entre Sanaka et Brahmā.

Word by Word

• तीर्थयात्रासमाप्तिः: completion of the pilgrimage journey
• तीर्थयात्रासमाप्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ-यात्रा-समाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ + यात्रा + समाप्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः ('completion of pilgrimage-journey')

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

• कौमारम्: (the section called) Kaumāra
• कौमारम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य/demonstrative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• अरुणाचलमाहात्म्यम्: the glory of Arunācala
• अरुणाचलमाहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुणाचल-माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक; अरुणाचल + माहात्म्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('glory of Arunācala')

• सनकब्रह्मसंकथा: the discourse concerning Sanaka and Brahmā
• सनकब्रह्मसंकथा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक-ब्रह्म-संकथा (प्रातिपदिक; सनक + ब्रह्म + संकथा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative: 'narrative/discourse of Sanaka and Brahmā' / 'connected with Sanaka and Brahmā')

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s topic-outline in an anukramanika manner)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Arunachala
• Sanaka
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It functions as a topic-marker: it signals completion of a tirtha-yatra section and points the reader toward the next spiritually potent themes—Kumāra instruction, Arunachala’s greatness, and a Sanaka–Brahmā dialogue—framing pilgrimage as leading into higher teaching (upadeśa).

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

Indirectly: by linking pilgrimage (tīrthayātrā) with mahātmya and saintly dialogue, it reflects the Purāṇic bhakti model where sacred travel, hearing glories (māhātmya), and receiving instruction from realized sages mature devotion and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it is an anukramaṇikā-style catalog line organizing sections on pilgrimage, sacred-place glorification, and doctrinal dialogue.