Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

मांडव्याश्रमपूर्वाणि तीर्थानि तदनन्तरम् । अजितादि मानसादितीर्थानि गदितानि च ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

māṃḍavyāśramapūrvāṇi tīrthāni tadanantaram | ajitādi mānasāditīrthāni gaditāni ca || 47 ||

Translation

Ensuite furent décrits les tīrtha commençant par l’āśrama de Māṇḍavya; puis furent également rapportés les lieux saints tels qu’Ajita et les tīrtha commençant par Mānasa.

Word by Word

• माण्डव्याश्रम-पूर्वाणि: beginning with Māṇḍavya-āśrama
• माण्डव्याश्रम-पूर्वाणि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माण्डव्य + आश्रम + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (माण्डव्याश्रमः पूर्वः येषाम्) — ‘तीर्थानि’ इति विशेषणम्

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्-अनन्तरम्: immediately after that
• तत्-अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (immediately after that)

• अजित-आदि: beginning with Ajita
• अजित-आदि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजित (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययार्थक ‘आदि’ युक्तः; ‘मांसादितीर्थानि’ इति विशेषण-पूर्वपद (beginning with Ajita)

• मानस-आदि-तीर्थानि: the tīrthas beginning with Mānasa
• मानस-आदि-तीर्थानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मानसं आदि येषां तानि तीर्थानि)

• गदितानि: have been stated
• गदितानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु) → गदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘(तानि) गदितानि’ = ‘have been stated’

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

Speaker

Suta (narrating the chapter’s contents in an anukramanika-style summary)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mandavya (Māṇḍavya)
• Ajita
• Mānasa (Mānasarovara)

FAQs

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

It functions as an index-like marker (anukramanika) indicating that the text has enumerated a sequence of pilgrimage sites (tīrthas), emphasizing tīrtha-yātrā as a dharmic means of purification and merit.

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

Though not explicitly teaching bhakti practices, it frames tīrthas as supports for devotion—places where remembrance, worship, and hearing sacred narratives are traditionally intensified, thereby nourishing Vishnu-bhakti indirectly.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; it is primarily a cataloguing statement. Practically, it supports ritual/pilgrimage orientation (tīrtha identification and sequence) rather than grammar, astrology, or phonetics.