Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

क्षेत्रतीर्थकदंबश्च मुक्तिमडपसंकथा । विश्वेशविभवश्चाथ ततो यात्रापरिक्रमः ॥ ९१ ॥

Transliteration

kṣetratīrthakadaṃbaśca muktimaḍapasaṃkathā | viśveśavibhavaścātha tato yātrāparikramaḥ || 91 ||

Translation

Viennent ensuite : un ensemble de kṣetra et de tīrtha, lieux et gués sacrés de pèlerinage ; le récit du Pavillon de la Délivrance ; la gloire de Viśveśa, Seigneur de l’Univers ; puis le parcours rituel prescrit du pèlerinage (yātrā-parikrama).

Word by Word

• kṣetra-tīrtha-kadambaḥ: a cluster of sacred places and pilgrim-fords
• kṣetra-tīrtha-kadambaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + kadamba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘kṣetrāṇāṃ tīrthānāṃ kadambaḥ’ (a cluster/collection)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चयार्थः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• mukti-maṇḍapa-saṃkathā: the account of the Mukti Pavilion
• mukti-maṇḍapa-saṃkathā: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍapa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘muktyāḥ maṇḍapaḥ’ (mukti-maṇḍapa) + ‘tasya saṃkathā’

• viśva-īśa-vibhavaḥ: the majesty of the Lord of the universe
• viśva-īśa-vibhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘viśvasya īśasya vibhavaḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चयार्थः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• atha: then/next
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), discourse particle (अनन्तर/प्रस्तावक-निपात)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रमसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (ततः = thereafter/from that)

• yātrā-parikramaḥ: the circuit/itinerary of the pilgrimage
• yātrā-parikramaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदिक) + parikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘yātrāyāḥ parikramaḥ’

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishvesha (Vishveshvara)

FAQs

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

It functions as a topic-marker (anukramaṇikā) pointing the reader toward sacred geography: holy kṣetras and tīrthas, the liberating symbolism of the Mukti-maṇḍapa, the Lord’s glory as Viśveśa, and the disciplined practice of pilgrimage-circuits that purify and orient the mind toward mokṣa.

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

By highlighting Viśveśa’s vibhava (divine majesty) and the practice of yātrā-parikrama, it implies bhakti expressed through reverent movement, remembrance, and darśana at tīrthas—devotion embodied as worshipful travel and circumambulation centered on the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-practice guidance is implied: tīrtha-yātrā procedures (parikramā, darśana order, and kṣetra etiquette) align with Kalpa-style practical dharma, even though this verse itself is a synopsis rather than a detailed manual.