Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 191

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

स्वर्णरेखा ब्रह्मकुंडं कुंतीभीमेश्वरौ तथा । मृगीकुंडं च सर्वस्वं क्षेत्रे वस्त्रापथे स्मृतम् ॥ १९१ ॥

Transliteration

svarṇarekhā brahmakuṃḍaṃ kuṃtībhīmeśvarau tathā | mṛgīkuṃḍaṃ ca sarvasvaṃ kṣetre vastrāpathe smṛtam || 191 ||

Translation

Dans le kṣetra nommé Vastrāpatha, on se souvient de la Svarṇarekhā, du Brahma-kuṇḍa, des sanctuaires de Kuṁtī et de Bhīmeśvara, ainsi que du Mṛgī-kuṇḍa ; tout cela est tenu pour l’essentiel de ce lieu sacré.

Word by Word

• स्वर्णरेखा: Svarṇarekhā (name)
• स्वर्णरेखा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्णरेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः (golden-line/name)

• ब्रह्मकुण्डम्: Brahmakuṇḍa (Brahmā’s pond)
• ब्रह्मकुण्डम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मकुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘Brahmā’s pond’)

• कुन्ती-भीम-ईश्वरौ: Kuntīśvara and Bhīmeśvara
• कुन्ती-भीम-ईश्वरौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती (प्रातिपदिक) + भीम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); समासः—द्वन्द्वः (copulative) ‘कुन्ती-ईश्वर’ + ‘भीम-ईश्वर’ (two deities/shrines)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (connector) ‘and also/likewise’

• मृगीकुण्डम्: Mṛgīkuṇḍa (deer/doe pond)
• मृगीकुण्डम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगीकुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘doe/deer pond’)

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

• सर्वस्वम्: the entirety; all (these)
• सर्वस्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘all-wealth/entirety’)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred region
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वस्त्रापथे: at Vastrāpatha
• वस्त्रापथे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्रापथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘cloth-route’; place-name Vastrāpatha)

• स्मृतम्: is said/recorded
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः (passive sense) ‘is said/remembered’

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; tirtha-listing section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Svarnarekha
• Brahmakunda
• Kunti
• Bhimeshvara
• Mrigikunda
• Vastrapatha

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a tirtha-index (anukramanika), identifying the key sacred landmarks of the Vastrāpatha kṣetra—rivers, kuṇḍas, and deity-shrines—so pilgrims can orient their worship, bathing (snāna), and darśana toward recognized sources of puṇya.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through kṣetra-sevā: visiting named shrines (Kuṁtī and Bhīmeśvara) and approaching sacred waters (Brahma-kuṇḍa, Mṛgī-kuṇḍa, Svarṇarekhā) with reverence—devotional practice grounded in darśana, remembrance, and traditional sacred geography.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Nirukta/Itihāsa-Purāṇa style onomastics and traditional cataloging: preserving place-names and shrine-identities for correct ritual orientation (where to perform snāna, pūjā, and pradakṣiṇā) rather than teaching a technical Vedāṅga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa directly.