Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

The Outline (Anukramaṇī) of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Devanagari script

यत्रादिभागे निर्विष्टाः षडंशाः शक्तिजेन ह । मैत्रेयायादिमे तत्र पुराणस्यावतारिकाम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

yatrādibhāge nirviṣṭāḥ ṣaḍaṃśāḥ śaktijena ha | maitreyāyādime tatra purāṇasyāvatārikām || 2 ||

Translation

Dans cette section antérieure, en vérité, Śaktija exposa les six divisions ; et là, pour Maitreya, il donna aussi le prologue introductif de ce Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• आदिभागे: in the first section
• आदिभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदिभाग (प्रातिपदिक; आदि + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• निर्विष्टाः: inserted/placed
• निर्विष्टाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + विश् (धातु) → निर्विष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of षडंशाः)

• षडंशाः: six parts
• षडंशाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षडंश (प्रातिपदिक; षट् + अंश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्विगु (six parts)

• शक्तिजेन: by Śaktija (son of Śakti)
• शक्तिजेन: Karana (करण/Instrument or Agent-instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्तिज (प्रातिपदिक; शक्ति + ज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शक्तेः जातः)

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• मैत्रेयाय: to Maitreya
• मैत्रेयाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• आदिमे: at first, of me/my
• आदिमे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + इदम् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: आदि: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (used adverbially ‘at first’); मे: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular) of अस्मद् (my)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: there)

• पुराणस्य: of the Purāṇa
• पुराणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अवतारिकाम्: introductory account/prologue
• अवतारिकाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवतारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narratorial voice describing the Purana’s structure and transmission)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Śaktija
• Maitreya

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the Purāṇa’s orderly transmission: sacred knowledge is preserved through a clear structure (the “six divisions”) and an avatārikā (introductory preface) that frames how the teaching should be understood.

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

Indirectly: by highlighting the avatārikā and structured divisions, it points to a traditional method of receiving Purāṇic teaching—hearing in sequence from an authorized lineage—which is a key support for cultivating śraddhā and bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects anukramaṇikā-style organization (cataloguing/structuring of content), aligning with the broader Vedāṅga concern for correct arrangement and transmission of textual knowledge, though no single Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly discussed here.