Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā

Synopsis / Table of Contents

Devanagari script

व्यासेन वेदविदुषा नारसिंहोपवर्णने । उपक्रम्य तदुद्दिष्टं चतुर्द्दशसहस्रकम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

vyāsena vedaviduṣā nārasiṃhopavarṇane | upakramya taduddiṣṭaṃ caturddaśasahasrakam || 2 ||

Translation

ヴェーダに通暁する聖仙ヴィヤーサは、ナラシンハの叙述を起こし、そこに示されたとおり一万四千の詩頌から成る一章を説き明かした。

Word by Word

• व्यासेन: by Vyāsa
• व्यासेन: कर्ता (Agent in instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; कर्तृकरण-भाव (agent/instrumental: by Vyāsa)

• वेदविदुषा: (who is) a knower of the Veda
• वेदविदुषा: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier of व्यासेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: वेदान् वेत्ति इति (knower of the Veda)

• नारसिंहोपवर्णने: in the description of Nārasiṃha
• नारसिंहोपवर्णने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Topic-Location: in the description of Nārasiṃha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारसिंह + उपवर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: नारसिंहस्य उपवर्णनम्

• उपक्रम्य: having begun
• उपक्रम्य: पूर्वक्रिया/क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund): ‘having begun/undertaken’

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier of उद्दिष्टम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (referring to the text/that)

• उद्दिष्टम्: declared/indicated
• उद्दिष्टम्: क्रिया-विशेष (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘indicated/declared’

• चतुर्दशसहस्रकम्: (a text) of fourteen thousand (verses)
• चतुर्दशसहस्रकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object/measure being stated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दश + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numerical compound): चतुर्दश सहस्राणि यस्य (fourteen-thousand in extent)

Speaker

Narada (as narrator within the Anukramanika-style summary, referencing Vyasa)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Narasimha

FAQs

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

It frames Narasiṃha’s account within a formally measured Purāṇic tradition, highlighting Vyāsa’s Vedic authority and the deliberate, scripture-like structure of the narration.

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

By foregrounding Narasiṃha-upavarṇana as a major, carefully transmitted portion, it implicitly elevates remembrance and hearing of Viṣṇu’s avatāra narratives as a foundational bhakti practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects an anukramaṇikā method—systematic indexing and enumeration of sections—aligned with śāstric organization and textual discipline rather than a specific Vedāṅga ritual rule.