Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā

Synopsis / Table of Contents

Devanagari script

तडागविधि माहात्म्यं पादपोत्सर्ग एव च । सौभाग्यशयनं तद्वदगस्त्यव्रतमेव च ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

taḍāgavidhi māhātmyaṃ pādapotsarga eva ca | saubhāgyaśayanaṃ tadvadagastyavratameva ca || 10 ||

Translation

Sont encore décrits le rite et la grandeur sacrée de la construction d’un étang; l’offrande, la consécration d’une empreinte de pied (pādapa-utsarga) en un lieu saint; l’observance Saubhāgya-Śayana; et de même le vœu d’Agastya (Agastya-vrata).

Word by Word

• तडाग-विधिम्: the procedure for a pond (rite)
• तडाग-विधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तडाग (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (तडागस्य विधिः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness; glorification
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन

• पादप-उत्सर्गः: offering/donation of a tree
• पादप-उत्सर्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पादपस्य उत्सर्गः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed; also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (निश्चय/अवधारण) ‘indeed/only’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• सौभाग्य-शयनम्: Saubhāgya-śayana (rite for good fortune)
• सौभाग्य-शयनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सौभाग्यस्य शयनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb ‘likewise’

• अगस्त्य-व्रतम्: Agastya-vow
• अगस्त्य-व्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अगस्त्यस्य व्रतम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (अवधारण)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

Speaker

Suta (narrating the chapter-topic index in Anukramanika style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Saubhāgya-Śayana-vrata; Agastya-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Agastya

FAQs

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

This verse functions as an Anukramanika (topic-list) pointing to multiple dharma practices—public welfare acts like building ponds and specific vratas—presented as sources of puṇya (religious merit) and auspiciousness.

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

Indirectly: by listing vratas and sacred observances, it indicates structured devotional living where vows and offerings become acts of reverence that support bhakti-oriented discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice) is implied through terms like vidhi and vrata—emphasizing correct performance of prescribed rites rather than grammar or astrology in this specific verse.