Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Anukramaṇī (Synoptic Table of Contents) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे नारदीयपुराणानुक्रमणीकथनं नाम सप्तनवतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ९७ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde nāradīyapurāṇānukramaṇīkathanaṃ nāma saptanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 97 ||

Translation

Ainsi s’achève le quatre-vingt-dix-septième chapitre, intitulé « Récit de l’Anukramaṇī (table des matières) du Nārada Purāṇa », dans le Pūrva-bhāga du Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa, au sein du Bṛhad-upākhyāna (Grand récit complémentaire), dans le quatrième Pāda.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative/closing particle)

• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + बृहन् + नारदीय + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमीविभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—(श्री) + (बृहन् नारदीय) + पुराणम् (बहुपद-कर्मधारय/नामसमास-प्रायः)

• पूर्व-भागे: in the first part
• पूर्व-भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमीविभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—पूर्वः भागः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः)

• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: in the great narrative section
• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद् + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमीविभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—बृहद् उपाख्यानम् (कर्मधारयः)

• चतुर्थ-पादे: in the fourth quarter/section
• चतुर्थ-पादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमीविभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—चतुर्थः पादः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः)

• नारदीय-पुराण-अनुक्रमणी-कथनम्: the narration of the anukramaṇī of the Nāradiya Purāṇa
• नारदीय-पुराण-अनुक्रमणी-कथनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारदीय + पुराण + अनुक्रमणी + कथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—नारदीयपुराणस्य अनुक्रमण्याः कथनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; बहुपद)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; संज्ञासूचक-निपात (particle indicating ‘named’)

• सप्त-नवति-तमः: ninety-seventh
• सप्त-नवति-तमः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तनवति + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—सप्तनवतिः (97) इति द्विगु-समासः; तस्मात् तमप्-प्रत्ययान्तः (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (compiler/narrator voice; chapter colophon)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Naradiya Purana

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking completion of Adhyāya 97; its significance is archival and traditional—affirming the text’s authority, sectioning (Pūrva-bhāga, pāda), and the chapter’s topic (anukramaṇī, i.e., the Purāṇic outline).

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

It does not directly teach bhakti; it functions as a chapter-ending rubric. Indirectly, it supports bhakti study by clearly organizing where teachings and summaries are located within the Nārada Purāṇa tradition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this colophon; however, it reflects śāstric textual discipline—systematic indexing (anukramaṇī) and formal chapter demarcation used in Purāṇic transmission.