Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

द्रोणाचले शिवास्थानं नित्यदापरिकीर्तितम् । इत्येष कथितः स्कांदे खंडो माहेश्वरोऽद्भुतः ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

droṇācale śivāsthānaṃ nityadāparikīrtitam | ityeṣa kathitaḥ skāṃde khaṃḍo māheśvaro'dbhutaḥ || 19 ||

Translation

Sur Droṇācala, la demeure de Śiva est proclamée comme éternellement renommée. Ainsi, dans le Skanda Purāṇa, a été décrit le merveilleux Māheśvara-khaṇḍa.

Word by Word

• द्रोणाचले: on/in Droṇācala
• द्रोणाचले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणाचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवास्थानम्: Śiva's abode
• शिवास्थानम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('abode of Śiva')

• नित्यदा: always
• नित्यदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time/frequency)

• परिकीर्तितम्: celebrated, proclaimed
• परिकीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'is celebrated'

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/closure particle)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कथितः: told, narrated
• कथितः: Kriya (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन; 'has been told'

• स्कांदे: in the Skānda (Purāṇa)
• स्कांदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्कान्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (m./n.), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); ग्रन्थनाम्नि (in the Skānda [Purāṇa])

• खण्डः: section, chapter
• खण्डः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• माहेश्वरः: pertaining to Maheśvara (Śiva)
• माहेश्वरः: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माहेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अद्भुतः: wonderful
• अद्भुतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Skanda Purana
• Droṇācala
• Māheśvara-khaṇḍa

FAQs

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

It functions as a concluding marker in the Purāṇic synopsis, affirming Droṇācala as an eternally celebrated Śiva-abode and formally closing the Skanda Purāṇa’s Māheśvara-khaṇḍa within the Narada Purāṇa’s anukramaṇikā-style summary.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through kīrtana—remembering and proclaiming a deity’s sacred seat. By highlighting that Śiva’s abode is “always celebrated,” the verse underscores devotional praise and pilgrimage-oriented remembrance as enduring modes of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is Purāṇic anukramaṇikā method—sectional cataloging (khaṇḍa identification) used for textual organization and recitation context.