Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa

Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे पुराणमहिमावर्णनं नाम पंचविंशोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १२५ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde purāṇamahimāvarṇanaṃ nāma paṃcaviṃśottaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 125 ||

Translation

Ainsi s’achève le cent vingt-cinquième chapitre, intitulé «Description de la Gloire du Purāṇa», dans le Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa, au sein du Grand Récit (Bṛhad-upākhyāna), dans le Quatrième Pada.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: वाक्य-समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (thus/end marker)

• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + बृहन्नारदीय + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन; ग्रन्थ-निर्देश (in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa)

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the Great Upākhyāna (major narrative section)
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद् + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; section-title locative

• चतुर्थपादे: in the fourth section (pāda)
• चतुर्थपादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘in the fourth pāda/quarter (section)’

• पुराणमहिमावर्णनम्: ‘Description of the glory of the Purāṇa’
• पुराणमहिमावर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + महिमा + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अध्याय-नाम (chapter title)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable used to mark a title: ‘named’)

• पंचविंशोत्तरशततमः: the one hundred and twenty-fifth
• पंचविंशोत्तरशततमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चविंशति + उत्तर + शत + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal) qualifying ‘अध्यायः’

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (colophon/sectional closing formula; not a dialog verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

It functions as a formal colophon, marking the completion of Adhyaya 125 and emphasizing the Purāṇa’s “mahimā” (glory) as an authoritative dharma-text within the Fourth Pada’s summary-oriented structure.

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

Indirectly: by closing a chapter devoted to Purāṇa-mahimā, it reinforces the Purāṇic method of nurturing bhakti through listening (śravaṇa), recitation (pāṭha), and reverence for sacred narratives.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This is not a Vedāṅga instruction verse; it is a textual-archival marker that preserves chapter numbering, section (pāda) placement, and title—useful for precise citation and manuscript organization.