Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वयोध्यामाहात्म्ये चक्रब्रह्माह्वतीर्थके । सुरापापविमोक्षाख्ये तथाधारसहस्रकम् ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

tatastvayodhyāmāhātmye cakrabrahmāhvatīrthake | surāpāpavimokṣākhye tathādhārasahasrakam || 43 ||

Translation

Puis, dans l’Ayodhyā-māhātmya, il est question du gué sacré nommé Cakra-brahmāhvā, d’un autre appelé « Délivrance du péché de l’alcool », et aussi de l’Ādhāra-sahasraka, « les mille fondements ».

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/क्रम (sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle), अवधारण/विरोध (emphasis/contrast)

• अयोध्या-माहात्म्ये: in the Ayodhyā Māhātmya
• अयोध्या-माहात्म्ये: अधिकरण (topic/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: अयोध्यायाः माहात्म्यम् (glory of Ayodhyā)

• चक्र-ब्रह्म-आह्व-तीर्थके: in the tīrtha called Cakrabrahmāhva
• चक्र-ब्रह्म-आह्व-तीर्थके: अधिकरण (Locative qualifier of माहात्म्ये)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आह्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (नामधेय-विशेषण): चक्रब्रह्म-आह्वं तीर्थकम् यस्मिन् (in the tīrtha called Cakrabrahmāhva)

• सुरा-पाप-विमोक्ष-आख्ये: in (the place) named ‘Sura-pāpa-vimokṣa’
• सुरा-पाप-विमोक्ष-आख्ये: अधिकरण (Locative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरा (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विमोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: सुरापापविमोक्ष इति आख्यं (named ‘release from the sin of liquor’)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/क्रमवाचक

• आधार-सहस्रकम्: the ‘Ādhāra-sahasraka’ (thousand supports)
• आधार-सहस्रकम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधार (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: आधाराणां सहस्रकम् (a thousand supports/bases; ‘Ādhāra-sahasraka’ as a section/title)

Speaker

Sage Narada (continuing an anukramanika-style listing while teaching the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhya
• Cakra-brahmāhvā Tirtha
• Surā-pāpa-vimokṣa (tirtha/section)
• Ādhāra-sahasraka

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramanika (contents-list) pointing to specific Ayodhya tīrthas whose darśana/snana are presented as purifying and spiritually elevating, especially for serious moral impurities.

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

Bhakti here is implied through tīrtha-yātrā performed with faith—approaching Ayodhyā and its named tīrthas as sacred spaces connected with divine grace, where repentance and devotion support inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Not a Vedanga topic directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstric prayāścitta logic—certain sins (like surā-related pāpa) are addressed via prescribed sacred-place observances (tīrtha-snana, vrata, and reverent conduct).