Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

The Exposition of the Anukramaṇī (Index/Summary) of the Liṅga Purāṇa

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे लिंगपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणं नाम द्व्युत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १०२ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde liṃgapurāṇānukramaṇīnirūpaṇaṃ nāma dvyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 102 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ പൂർവഭാഗത്തിൽ, ബൃഹദുപാഖ്യാനത്തിൽ, ചതുർത്ഥപാദത്തിൽ ‘ലിംഗപുരാണാനുക്രമണീ നിരൂപണം’ എന്ന നൂറ്റിരണ്ടാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-समास (शीर्षक-समास: ‘the venerable great Nāradiya Purāṇa’)

• पूर्वभागे: in the first part
• पूर्वभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (पूर्वः भागः)

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great subsidiary narrative
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (बृहद् उपाख्यानम्)

• चतुर्थपादे: in the fourth quarter/section
• चतुर्थपादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चतुर्थः पादः)

• लिङ्गपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणम्: the exposition of the index of the Liṅga Purāṇa
• लिङ्गपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्गपुराण (प्रातिपदिक; लिङ्ग + पुराण, तत्पुरुष) + अनुक्रमणी (प्रातिपदिक) + निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (लिङ्गपुराणस्य अनुक्रमण्याः निरूपणम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संज्ञासूचक (indeclinable indicating title: ‘named/called’)

• द्व्युत्तरशततमः: one hundred and second
• द्व्युत्तरशततमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक) + तम (तद्धित/प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (द्वि+उत्तर+शत = 102) + तम-प्रत्यय (ordinal: ‘102nd’)

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

Speaker

Sūta (compiler-style colophon; chapter-ending formula)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• Liṅga Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter; its significance is structural and archival, confirming the textual boundary and the chapter’s subject—the Liṅga Purāṇa summary—within the Narada Purāṇa’s purāṇic index section.

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

It does not directly teach bhakti; instead, it situates the reader within the Narada Purāṇa’s Fourth Pada, where purāṇic summaries help devotees locate teachings (including bhakti topics) across the Purāṇas.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this colophon; it reflects practical textual organization (anukramaṇī/indexing), useful for navigating purāṇic material in a systematic, reference-friendly way.