Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Kūrmāpurāṇa-Anukramaṇikā

Index/Summary of the Kūrma Purāṇa

Devanagari script

युगधर्मानुकथनं व्यासजैमिनिकीर्तनम् । वाराणस्याश्च माहात्म्यं प्रयागस्य ततः परम् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

yugadharmānukathanaṃ vyāsajaiminikīrtanam | vārāṇasyāśca māhātmyaṃ prayāgasya tataḥ param || 10 ||

Translation

Puis sont rapportés les devoirs du Dharma selon les différents âges (yuga), et l’on parle de Vyāsa et de Jaimini; ensuite est proclamée la grandeur de Vārāṇasī, puis, au-delà, celle de Prayāga.

Word by Word

• युग-धर्म-अनुकथनम्: the recounting of the duties of the ages
• युग-धर्म-अनुकथनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग + धर्म + अनुकथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (युगस्य धर्माः, तेषाम् अनुकथनम्)

• व्यास-जैमिनि-कीर्तनम्: the mention of Vyāsa and Jaimini
• व्यास-जैमिनि-कीर्तनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास + जैमिनि + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); समासः—द्वन्द्वः (व्यासश्च जैमिनिश्च, तयोः कीर्तनम्)

• वाराणस्याः: of Vārāṇasī
• वाराणस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness; sacred glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• प्रयागस्य: of Prayāga
• प्रयागस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• परम्: further; next
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial use)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s topic-outline in an Anukramanika style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Jaimini
• Varanasi
• Prayaga

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a table-of-contents marker: it highlights that the Purana teaches age-specific Dharma (yuga-dharma) and then turns to tirtha-mahātmyas—especially Vārāṇasī and Prayāga—showing that right conduct and sacred pilgrimage are both integral to Purāṇic practice.

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

Indirectly: by pointing to Vārāṇasī and Prayāga mahātmyas, it signals devotional pilgrimage (tirtha-yātrā), worship, and remembrance of the sacred as practical supports for bhakti, alongside following yuga-appropriate Dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this single verse; rather, it is an anukramaṇikā-style outline indicating forthcoming instruction on yuga-dharma and sacred geography (tirtha-mahātmya).