Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

सीताकुंडं गुप्तहरिसरंयुघर्घरान्वयः । गोप्रतारं च दुग्धोदं गुरुकुंडादिपञ्चकम् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

sītākuṃḍaṃ guptaharisaraṃyughargharānvayaḥ | gopratāraṃ ca dugdhodaṃ gurukuṃḍādipañcakam || 45 ||

Translation

Sītā-kuṇḍa, le lac sacré nommé Gupta-Hari-saras, le courant/la lignée sainte appelée Yugharghara, Gopratāra et Dugdoda—ainsi que le groupe de cinq commençant par Guru-kuṇḍa—voilà les tīrtha qu’il convient de garder en mémoire dévotionnelle.

Word by Word

• सीताकुण्डम्: Sītā’s pond
• सीताकुण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सीतायाः कुण्डम्)

• गुप्तहरिसरम्: the hidden Hari-lake
• गुप्तहरिसरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुप्त + हरि + सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (गुप्तं हरिसरम्)

• यु-घर्घर-अन्वयः: the lineage/connection of (the place called) Gharghara (Yū-)
• यु-घर्घर-अन्वयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यु (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + घर्घर + अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-निर्देश), एकवचन; समासः (घर्घरस्य अन्वयः) — पाठभेद/दुर्लभसमासः

• गोप्रतारम्: the cattle-ford
• गोप्रतारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + प्रतार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गवां प्रतारः/उत्तरणस्थानम्)

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

• दुग्धोदम्: (the place called) Milky-water
• दुग्धोदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुग्ध + उद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दुग्धम् इव उदः/उदकम्)

• गुरुकुण्ड-आदि-पञ्चकम्: the set of five beginning with Guru-kuṇḍa
• गुरुकुण्ड-आदि-पञ्चकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—(गुरुकुण्डम् आदि यस्य तत्) + पञ्चकम्; ‘आदि’ समाहारसूचक

Speaker

Narada (instructing, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Sita

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramanika-style enumeration of tirthas—sacred ponds and fords—where remembrance and visitation are treated as dharmic acts that generate puṇya and support devotion to Hari.

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

By naming tirthas associated with Hari and revered figures like Sītā, the verse frames pilgrimage and sacred remembrance as supports for Viṣṇu-bhakti—turning geography into a devotional practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily it reflects Purāṇic anukramaṇikā (systematic listing) used for ritual planning of tirtha-yātrā; it is organizational/ritual-application knowledge rather than a direct teaching of a Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.