Shloka 175

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे बृहदुपाख्याने वसुमोहिनीसंवादे प्रयागमाहात्म्ये त्रिषष्टितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne vasumohinīsaṃvāde prayāgamāhātmye triṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 63 ||

Translation

Demikian berakhir bab ke-63, “Kemuliaan Prayāga,” dalam Uttara-bhāga Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa, pada Bṛhad-upākhyāna, dalam dialog Vasu dan Mohinī.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्त्यर्थक-निपात (quotative/closure particle)

• श्री: revered, auspicious
• श्री: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्गवत् आदरार्थे (honorific prefix)

• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: in the latter part of the Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भाग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (…पुराणस्य उत्तरभागे)

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great sub-narrative
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत्-उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (बृहद् उपाख्यानम्)

• वसुमोहिनीसंवादे: in the dialogue of Vasu and Mohinī
• वसुमोहिनीसंवादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु-मोहिनी-संवाद (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वसोः मोहिन्याः संवादः)

• प्रयागमाहात्म्ये: in the section on the glory of Prayāga
• प्रयागमाहात्म्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग-माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रयागस्य माहात्म्यम्)

• त्रिषष्टितमः: sixty-third
• त्रिषष्टितमः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि-षष्टि-तम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण; द्विगु-समासः (त्रिषष्टिः = 63)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator/Redactor (Colophon line concluding the chapter in the Vasu–Mohinī dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Vasu
• Mohinī
• Prayāga
• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon (chapter-ending marker) that formally seals the Prayāga-māhātmya teaching, indicating the completion and scriptural authority of the tīrtha-glorification within the Vasu–Mohinī narrative frame.

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not given here; instead, it situates the devotional practice context—pilgrimage and reverence for Prayāga—by closing the section where such tīrtha-centered devotion and merit are taught.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it functions as a textual-structural cue (anukrama/colophon style) used to organize Purāṇic chapters for accurate recitation and archival referencing.