Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 194

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

केदारस्य च माहात्म्यं तीर्थांगमनकीर्तनम् । कोटीश्वररूपतीर्थहृषीकेशकथारस्ततः ॥ १९४ ॥

Transliteration

kedārasya ca māhātmyaṃ tīrthāṃgamanakīrtanam | koṭīśvararūpatīrthahṛṣīkeśakathārastataḥ || 194 ||

Translation

Viennent ensuite la gloire de Kedāra, le récit des pèlerinages vers les tīrtha sacrés, puis les récits concernant les tīrtha de Koṭīśvara et de Rūpa-tīrtha, avec la sainte narration de Hṛṣīkeśa.

Word by Word

• केदारस्य: of Kedāra
• केदारस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• माहात्म्यम्: the sacred greatness
• माहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीर्थ-अङ्गमन-कीर्तनम्: the narration of pilgrimage to the tīrthas
• तीर्थ-अङ्गमन-कीर्तनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गमन (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘recital of going to the tīrthas’)

• कोटीश्वर-रूप-तीर्थ-हृषीकेश-कथा-रसः: the essence of the account of Koṭīśvara, Rūpatīrtha, and Hṛṣīkeśa
• कोटीश्वर-रूप-तीर्थ-हृषीकेश-कथा-रसः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक) + कथा (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः, अन्तपदं ‘रसः’ (‘essence/nectar of the account of Koṭīśvara, Rūpatīrtha, and Hṛṣīkeśa’)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb) ‘thereafter’

Speaker

Suta (summarizing the contents in an anukramanika-style sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kedara
• Kotishvara
• Rupa-tirtha
• Hrishikesha
• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a contents-marker: it points the listener toward sections that praise Kedāra and specific tīrthas, framing pilgrimage and sacred narration as dharmic, merit-producing practices.

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

By highlighting “Hṛṣīkeśa-kathā” as a valued topic, it implies that relishing and hearing the Lord’s sacred stories is itself a bhakti-practice, alongside tīrtha-oriented devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it is an anukramaṇikā-style pointer to tīrtha-māhātmya and kathā sections rather than a technical instruction.