Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 198

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

गणेशपार्थेश्वरयोर्यांत्रायामुज्ज्वलस्य च । चंडीस्थाननागोद्भवशिवकुंडमहेशजा ॥ १९८ ॥

Transliteration

gaṇeśapārtheśvarayoryāṃtrāyāmujjvalasya ca | caṃḍīsthānanāgodbhavaśivakuṃḍamaheśajā || 198 ||

Translation

Cette section traite aussi du sanctuaire sacré de Gaṇeśa et de Pārtheśvara, de la Yāṃtrā (diagramme/rite sacré) et d’Ujjvala; ainsi que du lieu de Caṇḍī, de Nāgodbhava, de Śiva-kuṇḍa et de Maheśajā.

Word by Word

• गणेश: of Gaṇeśa
• गणेश: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पार्थेश्वरयोः: of (Gaṇeśa and) Pārtheśvara (two)
• पार्थेश्वरयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• यांत्रायाम्: in/at Yāṃtrā (a place/rite-name)
• यांत्रायाम्: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यांत्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• उज्ज्वलस्य: of Ujjvala
• उज्ज्वलस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चण्डीस्थान: Caṇḍī’s shrine/place
• चण्डीस्थान: कर्म/विषय (Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डी-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; चण्डी + स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘चण्ड्याः स्थानम्’

• नागोद्भव: Nāgodbhava (serpent-origin; a name/place)
• नागोद्भव: कर्म/विषय (Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग-उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; नाग + उद्भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘नागात् उद्भवः’

• शिवकुण्ड: Śiva-kuṇḍa (Śiva’s sacred pool)
• शिवकुण्ड: कर्म/विषय (Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + कुण्ड)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘शिवस्य कुण्डः’

• महेशजा: born from/connected with Maheśa
• महेशजा: कर्म/विषय (Topic; ellipsis with ‘कथा/वर्णनम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेश-ज (प्रातिपदिक; महेश + ज)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘महेशात् जाता’ (नाम/विशेषण)

Speaker

Suta (in an anukramaṇikā/cataloguing tone, summarizing topics)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Partheshvara
• Chandi
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse functions as an anukramaṇikā (index-like summary), naming multiple shrines and sacred themes to indicate the breadth of dharma, tīrtha, and deity-upāsanā covered in the text.

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

By listing diverse देवता-स्थानों (shrines of Gaṇeśa, Śiva/Pārtheśvara, and Caṇḍī), it implicitly affirms bhakti through pilgrimage, remembrance, and worship at sacred seats connected with specific deities and their mahatmyas.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The mention of yāṃtra points to applied ritual/technical practice—structured worship using a sacred diagram—aligned with śāstra-guided procedure (prayoga) rather than narrative alone.