Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

ततश्च सप्तपुर्याख्या संयमिन्या निरूपणम् । बुधस्य च तथेंद्राग्न्योर्लोकाप्तिः शिवशर्मणः ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

tataśca saptapuryākhyā saṃyaminyā nirūpaṇam | budhasya ca tatheṃdrāgnyorlokāptiḥ śivaśarmaṇaḥ || 76 ||

Translation

Vient ensuite le récit des fameuses « sept cités sacrées » (saptapurī), avec la description de Saṃyaminī ; puis l’histoire de Budha, et la manière dont Śivaśarman atteignit les mondes d’Indra et d’Agni.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'thereafter/from there')

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

• सप्तपुरी-आख्या: named ‘Saptapurī’
• सप्तपुरी-आख्या: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तपुरी + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सप्तपुर्याः आख्या)

• संयमिन्याः: of Saṃyaminī
• संयमिन्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयमिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• निरूपणम्: description/exposition
• निरूपणम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बुधस्य: of Budha (Mercury)
• बुधस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/adverb: 'likewise')

• इन्द्र-अग्न्योः: of Indra and Agni
• इन्द्र-अग्न्योः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (इन्द्रश्च अग्निश्च)

• लोकाप्तिः: attainment of the world (realm)
• लोकाप्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + आप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकस्य आप्तिः)

• शिवशर्मणः: of Śivaśarman
• शिवशर्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; नकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक (शर्मन्)

Speaker

Suta (Anukramanika-style summary of contents)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sapta Puri
• Saṃyaminī
• Budha
• Indra
• Agni
• Śivaśarman

FAQs

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

This verse functions as an anukramaṇikā (contents-index): it signals that the chapter proceeds to sacred geography (the seven holy cities) and merit-bearing narratives where righteous conduct yields exalted celestial attainments (Indra- and Agni-lokas).

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

Indirectly: by previewing tīrtha-related themes (sapta-purī) and phala (results), it frames devotion and dharma as lived practices connected to holy places and divine realms—common Narada Purana pathways for cultivating Viṣṇu-bhakti and sacred merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The mention of Budha (Mercury) points toward Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) themes often embedded in Purāṇic narration—linking planetary deities and their stories to dharma, timing, and cosmological worlds.