Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

The Outline (Anukramaṇī) of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Devanagari script

पृथग्राज्याधिकाराख्या प्रथमोंऽशइतीरितः । प्रियव्रताऽन्वयाख्याख्यानं द्वीपवर्षनिरूपणम् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

pṛthagrājyādhikārākhyā prathamoṃ'śaitīritaḥ | priyavratā'nvayākhyākhyānaṃ dvīpavarṣanirūpaṇam || 5 ||

Translation

La première section est dite « Souverainetés et juridictions distinctes » ; elle contient aussi le récit de la lignée de Priyavrata et la description des continents (dvīpas) et des régions (varṣas).

Word by Word

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: विशेषण (adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: separately)

• राज्याधिकाराख्या: called ‘royal authority/jurisdiction’
• राज्याधिकाराख्या: विशेषण (predicate adjective to अंशः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज्य + अधिकार + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘आख्या’ = नाम्नी/नामधेया (named/called)

• प्रथमः: first
• प्रथमः: विशेषण (to अंशः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अंशः: section, part
• अंशः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-चिह्न (quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ईरितः: is declared/said
• ईरितः: क्रिया (predicate; ‘is said’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive sense)

• प्रियव्रत-अन्वय-आख्य-आख्यानम्: the narrative called ‘lineage of Priyavrata’
• प्रियव्रत-अन्वय-आख्य-आख्यानम्: कर्म (listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियव्रत + अन्वय + आख्य + आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• द्वीपवर्षनिरूपणम्: description of continents and regions
• द्वीपवर्षनिरूपणम्: कर्म (listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वीप + वर्ष + निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Anukramanika/topic-outline of the Narada Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Priyavrata

FAQs

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

It frames the Purana’s first division as an ordered map of dharma in the world—how rule, lineage, and cosmic geography are structured—so the reader can place spiritual practice within a coherent sacred cosmos.

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

Indirectly: by outlining Priyavrata’s lineage and the dvīpa–varṣa scheme, it provides the puranic setting in which devotion to Vishnu and dharma are practiced across worlds and regions, establishing context rather than prescribing a specific bhakti method here.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily puranic cosmography and genealogical enumeration (anukramanika-style organization). It is not a direct Vedanga instruction (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) but supports systematic classification and traditional knowledge mapping.