Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā

Synopsis / Table of Contents

Devanagari script

व्यासेन वेदविदुषा नारसिंहोपवर्णने । उपक्रम्य तदुद्दिष्टं चतुर्द्दशसहस्रकम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

vyāsena vedaviduṣā nārasiṃhopavarṇane | upakramya taduddiṣṭaṃ caturddaśasahasrakam || 2 ||

Translation

Le sage Vyāsa, connaisseur des Veda, ayant commencé le récit de Narasiṃha, exposa—comme il y est indiqué—une section composée de quatorze mille vers.

Word by Word

• व्यासेन: by Vyāsa
• व्यासेन: कर्ता (Agent in instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; कर्तृकरण-भाव (agent/instrumental: by Vyāsa)

• वेदविदुषा: (who is) a knower of the Veda
• वेदविदुषा: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier of व्यासेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: वेदान् वेत्ति इति (knower of the Veda)

• नारसिंहोपवर्णने: in the description of Nārasiṃha
• नारसिंहोपवर्णने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Topic-Location: in the description of Nārasiṃha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारसिंह + उपवर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: नारसिंहस्य उपवर्णनम्

• उपक्रम्य: having begun
• उपक्रम्य: पूर्वक्रिया/क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund): ‘having begun/undertaken’

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier of उद्दिष्टम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (referring to the text/that)

• उद्दिष्टम्: declared/indicated
• उद्दिष्टम्: क्रिया-विशेष (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘indicated/declared’

• चतुर्दशसहस्रकम्: (a text) of fourteen thousand (verses)
• चतुर्दशसहस्रकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object/measure being stated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दश + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numerical compound): चतुर्दश सहस्राणि यस्य (fourteen-thousand in extent)

Speaker

Narada (as narrator within the Anukramanika-style summary, referencing Vyasa)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Narasimha

FAQs

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

It frames Narasiṃha’s account within a formally measured Purāṇic tradition, highlighting Vyāsa’s Vedic authority and the deliberate, scripture-like structure of the narration.

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

By foregrounding Narasiṃha-upavarṇana as a major, carefully transmitted portion, it implicitly elevates remembrance and hearing of Viṣṇu’s avatāra narratives as a foundational bhakti practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects an anukramaṇikā method—systematic indexing and enumeration of sections—aligned with śāstric organization and textual discipline rather than a specific Vedāṅga ritual rule.