Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

कुला लाख्यानकं चात्र सुवर्णमुखरी कथा । नानाख्यानसमायुक्ता भारद्वाजकथाद्भुता ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

kulā lākhyānakaṃ cātra suvarṇamukharī kathā | nānākhyānasamāyuktā bhāradvājakathādbhutā || 22 ||

Translation

On y trouve aussi le récit nommé « Kula-lākhyānaka », l’histoire de « Suvarṇamukharī » et la merveilleuse narration de Bhāradvāja, enrichie de nombreux épisodes.

Word by Word

• कुला: families/lineages (as topics)
• कुला: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (कुलानि); पाठभेद/सन्धि-लोपसम्भवः

• आख्यानकम्: a short narrative; tale
• आख्यानकम्: Karta/Karma (कर्ता/कर्म; topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यानक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अत्र: here; in this (section)
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place: 'here/in this')

• सुवर्णमुखरी: Suvarṇamukharī (name/title)
• सुवर्णमुखरी: Karta (कर्ता/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + मुखरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सुवर्णा मुखरी इति)

• कथा: story
• कथा: Karta (कर्ता/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाना-आख्यान-समायुक्ता: connected with many narratives
• नाना-आख्यान-समायुक्ता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (नानाभिः आख्यानैः समायुक्ता)

• भारद्वाजकथा: the story of Bhāradvāja
• भारद्वाजकथा: Karta (कर्ता/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक) + कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भारद्वाजस्य कथा)

• अद्भुता: marvelous; wondrous
• अद्भुता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of भारद्वाजकथा)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) summarizing the contents in Anukramanika style

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhāradvāja
• Suvarṇamukharī

FAQs

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

This verse functions as an Anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) marker, indicating that the Purāṇa teaches dharma and higher meaning through multiple illustrative kathās (narratives), including notable accounts connected with lineage themes and revered sages.

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

It does not directly expound bhakti practice; instead, it signals that devotion and dharma are conveyed through story-cycles—an established Purāṇic method where exemplary lives and wondrous events lead the listener toward Vishnu-bhakti and right conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, etc.) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a structural listing of included narratives within the Narada Purana’s summary section.