Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

The Exposition of the Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

प्रतिसर्गाह्वयं पश्चान्नानाख्यानसमन्वितम् । पुराणस्योपसंहारसहितं पर्व पंचमम् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

pratisargāhvayaṃ paścānnānākhyānasamanvitam | purāṇasyopasaṃhārasahitaṃ parva paṃcamam || 10 ||

Translation

その後に第五の章が来る。これは「プラティサルガ」（二次の創造）と名づけられ、多くの物語に彩られ、プラーナの結語たる総括をも含む。

Word by Word

• pratisarga-āhvayam: named ‘Pratisarga’
• pratisarga-āhvayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratisarga (प्रातिपदिक) + āhvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः—‘प्रतिसर्ग’ इति नाम यस्य (āhvaya=‘named’)

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; kāla/krama-vācaka adverb (काल/क्रमवाचक)

• nānā-ākhyāna-samanvitam: endowed with various narratives
• nānā-ākhyāna-samanvitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः—‘नानाख्यानैः समन्वितम्’ (instrumental sense)

• purāṇasya: of the Purāṇa
• purāṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana

• upasaṃhāra-sahitam: together with the conclusion
• upasaṃhāra-sahitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upasaṃhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः—‘उपसंहारेण सहितम्’

• parva: section; book
• parva: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• paṃcamam: fifth
• paṃcamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; ordinal adjective

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana’s structure in an anukramanika-style summary)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It frames the Purāṇa as a carefully ordered teaching: the ‘Pratisarga’ portion explains cyclical re-manifestation of the world and is paired with an upasaṃhāra (concluding recapitulation), guiding the reader from cosmology to integrated understanding.

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

Indirectly: by signaling that many ākhyānas (sacred narratives) appear in the Pratisarga section, it points to the Purāṇic method of teaching bhakti through stories that illustrate divine order, dharma, and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This verse is primarily structural (anukramaṇikā) rather than Vedāṅga-specific; its practical takeaway is textual organization—how a Purāṇa arranges topics like creation cycles, narratives, and the final upasaṃhāra for systematic study.