Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43

The Description of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa’s Table of Contents

Anukramaṇī

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे ब्रह्माण्डपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणं नाम नवोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १०९ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde brahmāṇḍapurāṇānukramaṇīnirūpaṇaṃ nāma navottaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 109 ||

Translation

Ainsi, dans le saint Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa, dans le Pūrva-bhāga (Partie antérieure), au sein du Grand Récit (Bṛhad-upākhyāna), dans la Quatrième Section (Caturtha-pāda), s’achève le cent-neuvième chapitre intitulé « Description de l’Anukramaṇī, la table des matières du Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa ».

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ग्रन्थ-नाम; समासः—कर्मधारय/नामधेय-समास (श्रीमत् बृहन्नारदीयं पुराणम्)

• pūrva-bhāge: in the first part
• pūrva-bhāge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पूर्वः भागः)

• bṛhat-upākhyāne: in the great sub-narrative
• bṛhat-upākhyāne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (बृहद् उपाख्यानम्)

• caturtha-pāde: in the fourth section (pāda)
• caturtha-pāde: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (चतुर्थः पादः)

• brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa-anukramaṇī-nirūpaṇam: the exposition of the index/sequence of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa
• brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa-anukramaṇī-nirūpaṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmāṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + anukramaṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + nirūpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्माण्डपुराणस्य अनुक्रमण्याः निरूपणम्)

• nāma: named/called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक-अव्यय (indeclinable used to denote title: “named”)

• nava-uttara-śatatamaḥ: one-hundred-and-ninth
• nava-uttara-śatatamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + śatatama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शततमः + नवोत्तरः = 109th)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (compiler-style colophon; chapter-ending formula rather than direct dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa

FAQs

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

It is a colophon that formally closes the chapter, emphasizing the Purāṇic method of preserving dharma and sacred knowledge through structured outlines (anukramaṇī) for reliable transmission.

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

This verse itself is not a bhakti instruction; it marks the completion of a contents-summary section, helping readers locate bhakti teachings elsewhere in the Purāṇa through organized chapter framing.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it reflects textual organization and transmission discipline (akin to śāstra-pāṭha conventions); it does not teach a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this line.