Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

The Description of the Index/Summary of the Garuḍa

Purāṇa

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे गारुडानुक्रमणीवर्णनं नामाष्टोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १०८ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde gāruḍānukramaṇīvarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭottaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 108 ||

Translation

Ainsi s’achève le cent-huitième chapitre, intitulé « Description de l’index/résumé du (Purāṇa) Gāruḍa », dans la Pūrva-bhāga (Section antérieure) du vénérable Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa, au sein du Grand Récit, dans le quatrième Pada.

Word by Word

• इति: thus (ends)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: समाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (closing particle)

• श्री: revered/auspicious (Śrī)
• श्री: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-उपपद (honorific)

• बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'बृहच्च तत् नारदीयं च तत् पुराणम्'

• पूर्व-भागे: in the former section
• पूर्व-भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'पूर्वः भागः'

• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: in the great sub-narrative (Bṛhadupākhyāna)
• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद् (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'बृहद् उपाख्यानम्'

• चतुर्थ-पादे: in the fourth quarter/section
• चतुर्थ-पादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'चतुर्थः पादः'

• गारुड-अनुक्रमणी-वर्णनम्: the description of the Gāruḍa table-of-contents
• गारुड-अनुक्रमणी-वर्णनम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुक्रमणी (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'गारुडानुक्रमण्याः वर्णनम्'

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable particle indicating title)

• अष्ट-उत्तर-शततमः: one-hundred-and-eighth
• अष्ट-उत्तर-शततमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + शततम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष/संख्या-समास: 'शततमः अष्टोत्तरः' = 108th; विशेषण (qualifying 'अध्यायः')

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (colophonic narrator/traditional redactor voice)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• Gāruḍa (Garuḍa Purāṇa)

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; its significance is archival and traditional—preserving the Purāṇic structure and the authenticated chapter title for accurate transmission and study.

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

It does not teach bhakti directly; instead, it frames where teachings are located by concluding the chapter that summarizes the Garuḍa-related contents, helping readers navigate to devotional and dharma topics within the wider Purāṇic corpus.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga doctrine is taught explicitly; however, the anukramaṇī (indexing/ordering) reflects a traditional scholastic method akin to śāstra organization—useful for systematic study and citation.