Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

जैमिनेः समुपाख्यानं नारदस्यापि वाडव । नीलकंठसमाख्यानं नरसिंहोपवर्णनम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

jaimineḥ samupākhyānaṃ nāradasyāpi vāḍava | nīlakaṃṭhasamākhyānaṃ narasiṃhopavarṇanam || 25 ||

Translation

Ô Vāḍava, cette section contient le récit secondaire de Jaimini, ainsi que l’histoire de Nārada ; le récit de Nīlakaṇṭha ; et la description de Narasiṃha.

Word by Word

• जैमिनेः: of Jaimini
• जैमिनेः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैमिनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of Jaimini’

• समुपाख्यानम्: a detailed narrative
• समुपाख्यानम्: कर्म (कर्मपद/Item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-ख्या (धातु) + युच्/अन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: उपाख्यान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन — title/item ‘a narrative’

• नारदस्य: of Nārada
• नारदस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of Nārada’

• अपि: also
• अपि: समुच्चय/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle) — ‘also/even’

• वाडव: O Vāḍava
• वाडव: सम्बोधन (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन — address to ‘O Vāḍava’

• नीलकण्ठ-समाख्यानम्: the narrative of Nīlakaṇṭha
• नीलकण्ठ-समाख्यानम्: कर्म (कर्मपद/Item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीलकण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + समाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative): ‘the narrative of Nīlakaṇṭha’

• नरसिंह-उपवर्णनम्: the description of Narasiṃha
• नरसिंह-उपवर्णनम्: कर्म (कर्मपद/Item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरसिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + उपवर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘description of Narasiṃha’

Speaker

Narada (as narrator in the Anukramanika-style chapter, addressing Vāḍava)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Jaimini
• Narada
• Vāḍava
• Nīlakaṇṭha
• Narasiṃha

FAQs

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

It functions as an Anukramaṇikā (content-index) marker, signaling that the Purāṇa preserves multiple sacred narratives—especially Vaiṣṇava themes—culminating in remembrance of Narasiṃha, a form associated with divine protection and dharma-restoration.

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

By explicitly listing “Narasiṃha-upavarṇana” (praise/description of Narasiṃha), it points the reader toward bhakti through śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of Viṣṇu’s avatāras, which is a core devotional method in the Narada Purana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; instead it operates as a structured cataloging device (anukramaṇikā) that aids study, recitation planning, and archival organization of Purāṇic material.