Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

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Anukramaṇī

Devanagari script

प्रजापत्यन्वयस्तस्माद्देवादीनां समुद्भवः । ततो जयाभिलाषश्च मरुदुत्पत्तिकीर्तनम् ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

prajāpatyanvayastasmāddevādīnāṃ samudbhavaḥ | tato jayābhilāṣaśca marudutpattikīrtanam || 14 ||

Translation

De là est décrite la lignée de Prajāpati et l’origine des dieux et des autres êtres; ensuite il est question du désir de victoire, et l’on raconte la naissance des Marut.

Word by Word

• prajāpatya-anvayaḥ: the lineage of Prajāpati
• prajāpatya-anvayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpatya (प्रातिपदिक) + anvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘प्रजापत्यः (प्रजापतेः) अन्वयः’

• tasmāt: from that/therefrom
• tasmāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘tad’)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः; अपादानार्थक (ablative sense: ‘from that/therefrom’)

• deva-ādīnām: of the gods and others
• deva-ādīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘देवाः आदयः येषां ते’ (devas and others)

• samudbhavaḥ: origin/arising
• samudbhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तरार्थक/अपादानार्थक (thereafter/from that)

• jayā-abhilāṣaḥ: desire for victory
• jayā-abhilāṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jayā (प्रातिपदिक) + abhilāṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘जयायाः अभिलाषः’ (desire for victory)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• marut-utpatti-kīrtanam: the narration of the birth of the Maruts
• marut-utpatti-kīrtanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marut (प्रातिपदिक) + utpatti (प्रातिपदिक) + kīrtana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘मरुताम् उत्पत्तेः कीर्तनम्’

Speaker

Suta (narrating the chapter-summary in an Anukramanika style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Prajapati
• Devas
• Maruts

FAQs

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

It frames a structured Puranic remembrance: tracing divine lineages (Prajāpati), the emergence of devas, and key cosmic episodes (Maruts), encouraging a dharmic understanding of order (ṛta) in creation.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti by situating devotional practice within sacred history—knowing the divine cosmic narrative (devas and Maruts) is presented as part of Purāṇic śravaṇa (hearing), a classic limb of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily an anukramaṇikā-style outline rather than a Vedāṅga teaching; its practical takeaway is the Purāṇic method of organizing topics (genealogy and sarga) for systematic study and recitation.