Shloka 59

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे उत्तरभागे वसुमोहिनीसंवादे पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्ये सप्तपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe uttarabhāge vasumohinīsaṃvāde puruṣottamamāhātmye saptapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 57 ||

Translation

かくして、尊き『ブリハンナーラディーヤ・プラーナ』後篇（ウッタラ・バーガ）における、ヴァスとモーヒニーの対話中の「プルショーत्तマの偉大さ」第57章は終わる。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसंहारार्थक-अव्यय (quotative/closing particle)

• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + बृहन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (नामधेय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• उत्तर-भागे: in the latter section
• उत्तर-भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वसु-मोहिनी-संवादे: in the dialogue of Vasu and Mohinī
• वसु-मोहिनी-संवादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः: वसोः मोहिन्याः संवादः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरुषोत्तम-माहात्म्ये: in the (section on) the greatness of Puruṣottama
• पुरुषोत्तम-माहात्म्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः: पुरुषोत्तमस्य माहात्म्यम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सप्त-पञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-seventh
• सप्त-पञ्चाशत्तमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चाशत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तम (प्रातिपदिक/प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (संख्यापूर्वक), क्रमवाचक-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अध्यायः’ इति विशेषण

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

Speaker

Narrator (colophon/end-of-chapter formula within the Vasu–Mohinī dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• Vasu
• Mohinī
• Puruṣottama

FAQs

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

This is a colophon that seals the teaching by naming the text, section, dialogue-frame (Vasu–Mohinī), and topic (Puruṣottama-māhātmya), emphasizing that the preceding material is to be received as an authoritative tīrtha- and bhakti-oriented revelation.

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

By explicitly identifying the topic as “Puruṣottama-māhātmya,” it frames the chapter’s intent as glorification of the Supreme Person (Puruṣottama), which in Purāṇic method functions as a primary vehicle for cultivating śraddhā and bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; rather, it reflects Purāṇic textual organization (anukrama/colophon conventions) used for accurate citation, recitation, and archival referencing.