Shloka 96

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे बृहदुपाख्याने उत्तरभागे वसुमोहिनीसंवादे प्रभासतीर्थमाहात्म्यं नाम सप्ततितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe bṛhadupākhyāne uttarabhāge vasumohinīsaṃvāde prabhāsatīrthamāhātmyaṃ nāma saptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 70 ||

Translation

इस प्रकार श्री बृहन्नारदीय पुराण के बृहदुपाख्यान के उत्तरभाग में वसु–मोहिनी संवाद के अंतर्गत ‘प्रभास-तीर्थ माहात्म्य’ नामक सत्तरवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Quotation marker (इत्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), निपात (quotative particle)

• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-बृहन्नारदीय-पुराण (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः: (श्री) + (बृहन्नारदीय) + पुराणम् = in the venerable Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great upākhyāna (sub-narrative)
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत्-उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: बृहत् उपाख्यानम् (the great sub-narrative)

• उत्तरभागे: in the latter section
• उत्तरभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर-भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: उत्तरः भागः (the latter part)

• वसुमोहिनीसंवादे: in the dialogue of Vasu and Mohinī
• वसुमोहिनीसंवादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु-मोहिनी-संवाद (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: वसु (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: वसोः मोहिन्याः संवादः (dialogue between Vasu and Mohinī)

• प्रभासतीर्थमाहात्म्यम्: (the section titled) ‘Glory of Prabhāsa Tīrtha’
• प्रभासतीर्थमाहात्म्यम्: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास-तीर्थ-माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: प्रभासतीर्थस्य माहात्म्यम्

• नाम: named, called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), निपात; नामार्थे ‘called/named’

• सप्ततितमः: seventieth
• सप्ततितमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तति-तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/narrative closure formula)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Vasu
• Mohinī
• Prabhāsa
• Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon marking the completion of Adhyaya 70, formally identifying the topic as the Prabhāsa-tīrtha-māhātmya and preserving the textual hierarchy (Uttara-bhāga, Bṛhad-upākhyāna, Vasu–Mohinī dialogue) for accurate transmission and study.

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

Indirectly: by framing the Prabhāsa māhātmya within the Purāṇic dialogue, it signals that devotion is practiced through tīrtha-oriented acts—remembering sacred places, hearing their glories, and undertaking pilgrimage as a bhakti-supporting discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse functions as an anukramaṇikā-style colophon, reflecting textual organization and recitational discipline (useful for pāṭha/tracking in oral tradition); it does not teach a specific Vedāṅga topic like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa directly.