Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

पुराणे शतकोटो तु यच्छैवं वर्णितं मया । लक्षं तस्यार्थं जातस्य सारो व्यासेन कीर्तितः ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

purāṇe śatakoṭo tu yacchaivaṃ varṇitaṃ mayā | lakṣaṃ tasyārthaṃ jātasya sāro vyāsena kīrtitaḥ || 2 ||

Translation

私が百コーティ（偈）のプラーナとして述べたもの—その義は十万（偈）に凝縮され、ヴィヤーサによってその精髄として宣示された。

Word by Word

• purāṇe: in the Purāṇa
• purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• śata-koṭaḥ: a hundred crores (of verses/extent)
• śata-koṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; numeral-compound meaning 'a hundred crores' (10^9)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (emphasis/contrast)

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (कर्म/object, with varṇitam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; relative pronoun referring to the content described

• śaivam: Śaiva (pertaining to Śiva)
• śaivam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; qualifying 'yat'

• varṇitam: described
• varṇitam: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: varṇ (धातु) → varṇita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past participle (क्त/ktá), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; passive sense

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; pronoun

• lakṣam: one lakh
• lakṣam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; here as subject/predicate measure

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; refers to 'śata-koṭaḥ/that (content)'

• artham: meaning/essence (sense)
• artham: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• jātasya: of what has come to be
• jātasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु) → jāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past participle (क्त), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; agreeing with 'tasya' (of that which has arisen/come about)

• sāraḥ: the essence
• sāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vyāsena: by Vyāsa
• vyāsena: Karaṇa (करण/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• kīrtitaḥ: has been proclaimed
• kīrtitaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kīrt (धातु) → kīrtita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; passive/predicative with implied 'asti'

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that the Purāṇas are intentionally condensed: an immense tradition is distilled into an accessible core (sāra), affirming Vyāsa’s role in preserving the essential purport for spiritual practice and dharma.

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

By highlighting “essence” (sāra), the verse supports the Purāṇic method of teaching: extracting the most practice-ready truths—typically centered on devotion, dharma, and liberation—rather than overwhelming seekers with sheer textual magnitude.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to textual methodology and transmission—how meaning (artha) is condensed and compiled—aligning with Vyākaraṇa/interpretive discipline in a broad sense, though it does not teach a specific Vedāṅga technique in this verse.