Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā

Synopsis / Table of Contents

Devanagari script

कीर्त्तनं पूरुवंशस्य वंशो हौताशनः परम् । क्रियायोगस्ततः पश्चात्पुराणपरिकीर्तनम् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

kīrttanaṃ pūruvaṃśasya vaṃśo hautāśanaḥ param | kriyāyogastataḥ paścātpurāṇaparikīrtanam || 8 ||

Translation

Vient ensuite la récitation sacrée de la dynastie des Pūru; puis l’illustre lignée de Hautāśana (Agni); après cela, la discipline du kriyā-yoga, la pratique rituelle; et enfin, la récitation méthodique et le résumé du Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• कीर्त्तनम्: recitation; narration
• कीर्त्तनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; abstract noun (भाववाचक)

• पूरु-वंशस्य: of the Puru lineage
• पूरु-वंशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरु (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचन

• वंशः: lineage; dynasty
• वंशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• हौताशनः: Hautāśana (Agni)
• हौताशनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हौताशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन; proper noun/epithet (अग्नि)

• परम्: next; thereafter
• परम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; used adverbially ‘afterwards/next’ (क्रियाविशेषणवत्)

• क्रिया-योगः: the discipline/connection of rites; ritual procedure
• क्रिया-योगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (क्रियायाः योगः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning ‘then/from that’

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (कालवाचक) ‘afterwards’

• पुराण-परिकीर्तनम्: recitation of the Purāṇa
• पुराण-परिकीर्तनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + परिकीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुराणस्य परिकीर्तनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s topic-sequence/anukramanika)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pūru
• Agni (Hautāśana)

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramanika (topic-index), showing that sacred history (dynasties), divine lineages (Agni), and disciplined ritual action (kriyā-yoga) culminate in a coherent Purāṇic teaching meant for remembrance and transmission.

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

By emphasizing kīrtana/parikīrtana (devotional recitation and remembrance) as the method of preserving and reliving dharmic narratives, it supports bhakti through hearing and chanting the Purāṇic account.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The mention of kriyā-yoga points to applied ritual discipline aligned with Kalpa (the Vedāṅga of ritual procedure), where correct performance and sequencing of rites are central.