Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

Śokanivāraṇa: Non-brooding, Impermanence, Contentment, and Śuka’s Renunciation

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने द्वितीयपादे एकषष्टितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne dvitīyapāde ekaṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 61 ||

Translation

Ainsi s’achève le soixante et unième chapitre (61) de la Première Partie du Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa, au sein du Grand Récit (Bṛhad-upākhyāna), dans le Deuxième Pada.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/closing particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (closing/quotative)

• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + बृहन्नारदीय + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (in the venerable Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa)

• पूर्वभागे: in the first part
• पूर्वभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वभाग (प्रातिपदिक: पूर्व + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great episode/narrative
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (in the great narrative)

• द्वितीयपादे: in the second pāda/section
• द्वितीयपादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीय + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• एकषष्टितमः: sixty-first
• एकषष्टितमः: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकषष्टितम (प्रातिपदिक: एक + षष्टि + तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (sixty-first) विशेषण

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

Speaker

Suta (compiler/narrator colophon)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

This is a colophon (ending formula) that marks the completion of Adhyaya 61 and preserves the scripture’s traditional structure—helping readers keep the Moksha-dharma portion properly organized for study and recitation.

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

It does not teach a bhakti practice directly; instead, it frames where the bhakti and moksha teachings belong within the Purana’s larger arrangement (Purva-bhaga, Second Pada), aiding systematic devotional reading.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects textual and recitational discipline (a practical aspect of śāstra transmission): chapter colophons are used to track divisions for pāṭha (recitation), indexing, and manuscript preservation—rather than a specific Vedanga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.