Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

The Exposition of the Table of Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Agni Purāṇa

Devanagari script

ज्योतिषं च ततः प्रोक्तं शास्त्रं युद्धजयार्णवम् । षट्कर्म च ततः प्रोक्तं मंत्रमंत्रौषधीगणः ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

jyotiṣaṃ ca tataḥ proktaṃ śāstraṃ yuddhajayārṇavam | ṣaṭkarma ca tataḥ proktaṃ maṃtramaṃtrauṣadhīgaṇaḥ || 9 ||

Translation

Puis fut enseignée la science du Jyotiṣa (savoir astral), ainsi que le traité nommé Yuddhajayārṇava, « l’Océan de la Victoire au combat ». Ensuite fut exposée la doctrine du ṣaṭkarman (les six opérations rituelles), avec des recueils concernant mantras, contre-mantras et plantes médicinales.

Word by Word

• jyotiṣam: astrology/astronomy (jyotiṣa)
• jyotiṣam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyotiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (sequential adverb)

• proktam: is taught/declared
• proktam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); (elliptic passive sense) ‘(इदं) प्रोक्तम्’ = ‘is said/has been taught’

• śāstram: treatise; scripture
• śāstram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• yuddha-jaya-arṇavam: ‘Ocean of Victory in War’ (title/epithet)
• yuddha-jaya-arṇavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक) + arṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘युद्धजयस्य अर्णवम्’ (ocean-like compendium on victory in war)

• ṣaṭ-karmā: the six rites (ṣaṭkarma)
• ṣaṭ-karmā: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—द्विगुः: ‘षट् कर्माणि’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (sequential adverb)

• proktam: is taught/declared
• proktam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• mantra-mantra-auṣadhī-gaṇaḥ: a collection of mantras, (counter-)mantras, and medicinal herbs
• mantra-mantra-auṣadhī-gaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + auṣadhī (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—द्वन्द्वः (samāhāra/itaretara sense): ‘मन्त्राश्च मन्त्राः औषध्यश्च (तेषां) गणः’

Speaker

Narada (in an anukramanika-style enumeration of teachings/texts within the Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It presents an anukramanika-style catalog showing that the Purana transmits both spiritual instruction and auxiliary disciplines—Jyotiṣa, ritual operations, mantra-knowledge, and herbal lore—intended to support dharma and ordered living.

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

Indirectly: by listing supportive Vedic sciences, it frames practical disciplines (timing, rites, protective rites, remedies) as aids that can stabilize a devotee’s dharmic life, within which Vishnu-bhakti is traditionally cultivated.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa is explicitly highlighted—astral timing and calendrical knowledge—along with ṣaṭkarman (six ritual operations) and applied mantra/herbal traditions used in ritual and protection.