Shloka 91

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे रुक्मांगदसँलापो नाम त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge rukmāṃgadasaṃlāpo nāma trayoviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 23 ||

Translation

Ainsi s’achève le vingt-troisième chapitre, intitulé « Le discours de Rukmāṅgada », dans l’Uttara-bhāga (section ultérieure) du Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/textual marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative/closing particle (इति-निपात)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: in the Uttarabhāga of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative: in/within)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (श्रीमत्-बृहन्नारदीयपुराणस्य उत्तरभागे)

• rukmāṅgada-saṃlāpaḥ: the dialogue of Rukmāṅgada
• rukmāṅgada-saṃlāpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/title subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rukmāṅgada (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃlāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (rukmāṅgadasya saṃlāpaḥ)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/appositive marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Naming particle (नाम-निपात)

• trayoviṃśaḥ: twenty-third
• trayoviṃśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of adhyāyaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trayoviṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः + विंशतिः = 23) used adjectivally

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/title head)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (colophon/end-of-chapter marker)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Rukmāṅgada

FAQs

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

This is a colophon that formally closes the chapter, preserving the Purāṇic transmission by naming the text-section (Uttara-bhāga) and the chapter title for accurate study, recitation, and citation.

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

It does not teach bhakti directly; rather, it frames the preceding narrative as an authoritative Purāṇic teaching unit—helping practitioners locate and repeatedly study the Rukmāṅgada discourse, which typically supports dharma and devotion through exemplars.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects textual organization and recensional practice (anukrama/colophon tradition) useful for preservation, memorization, and referencing—though it does not present a specific Vedāṅga topic like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.