Narada Purana in Japanese
नारदपुराण
The Purana of Sage Narada
Bhakti, music, vratas, and dharma: Sage Narada's comprehensive transmission of devotion, sacred arts, and righteous living.
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The Narada Purana is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, narrated primarily by Sage Narada. It uniquely combines bhakti-yoga teachings with detailed instructions on sangita-shastra (musicology), vrata-kalpas (sacred observances), pilgrimage accounts, and a comprehensive dharma encyclopedia. The text spans two Bhagas with 207 adhyayas and 17,516 shlokas.
How This Book Is Organised
The Narada Purana is divided into two Bhagas, with the Purva Bhaga further subdivided into four Padas.
Bhagas
Two parts of the text
Padas
Quarters within Purva Bhaga
Adhyayas
Chapters within each section
Shlokas
Verses read one by one
Available Reading Features
Original Sanskrit verses (Devanagari)
Transliteration for guided reading
Word-by-word meanings
Clear, faithful translations
Bhakti layers, sangita-shastra, vrata context, and dharma encyclopedia
Bhagas of the Narada Purana
The Narada Purana is traditionally divided into two Bhagas.
Each Bhaga illuminates a distinct dimension of Narada's wisdom.
Pūrvabhāga
The First Part: Narada's Bhakti Teachings
『ナーラダ・プラーナ』前分（第1巻プールヴァ・バーガ）は、ナイミシャーラニヤのサトラにおいて、スータが集う聖仙たちに語りかけ、このプラーナの権威と救済の功徳を確立するところから始まる。ついで教えは重層的な対話伝承へと移り、スータはナーラダがサナカ（サナカーディ・クマーラの一人）に問うた内容を回想し、サナカはヴィシュヌを中心とする不二一元（アドヴァイタ）の神学枠組みで答える。そこではナーラーヤナが宇宙を遍満し支えるブラフマンであり、ブラフマーやルドラ等の機能神は主に依存する力として働くと説かれる。 この形而上学的基盤の上に、書は実践宗教へと進む。
Uttarabhāga
The Second Part: Dharma Encyclopedia
『ナーラダ・プラーナ』後分（ウッタラ・バーガ、第二巻）は、聖地巡礼（tīrtha）と誓戒・斎戒（vrata）を志向する教説書として構成されるが、その冒頭は「ティールタの功徳（tīrtha/mahatmya）」の衝動全体を、厳密なヴァイシュナヴァ（Vaiṣṇava）のヴラタ神学に結びつけている。とりわけエーカーダシー—ドヴァーダシー（Ekādaśī–Dvādaśī、Harivāsara）を救済の軸として讃え、その果報は財や誇示ではなく、bhakti（帰依・敬愛）と正しい遵守に依ると説く。
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