Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 109

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

यात्राष्टतीर्थजा पुण्या रेवामाहात्म्यमुच्यते । धर्मपुत्रस्य वैराग्यो मार्कंडेयेन संगमः ॥ १०९ ॥

Transliteration

yātrāṣṭatīrthajā puṇyā revāmāhātmyamucyate | dharmaputrasya vairāgyo mārkaṃḍeyena saṃgamaḥ || 109 ||

Translation

എട്ട് തീർത്ഥങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള യാത്രയിൽ നിന്നു ജനിക്കുന്ന പുണ്യമാണ് റേവാ (നർമദാ) മഹാത്മ്യമെന്നു പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നത്; കൂടാതെ ധർമ്മപുത്രൻ (യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ)യുടെ വൈരാഗ്യവും മാർകണ്ഡേയനുമായുള്ള സംഗമവും വിവരിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• yātrā-aṣṭa-tīrtha-jā: arising from the pilgrimage of eight tīrthas
• yātrā-aṣṭa-tīrtha-jā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदिक) + aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; ‘-जा’ = ‘born from/produced by’ अर्थे

• puṇyā: holy/meritorious
• puṇyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; विशेषण

• revā-māhātmyam: the greatness of Revā (Narmadā)
• revā-māhātmyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: revā (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• ucyate: is said/declared
• ucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• dharma-putrasya: of Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• dharma-putrasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• vairāgyaḥ: dispassion/renunciation
• vairāgyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vairāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• mārkaṃḍeyena: with Mārkaṇḍeya
• mārkaṃḍeyena: Karaṇa/Sahārtha (करण/सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṃḍeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन; करण/सह (instrumental/with)

• saṃgamaḥ: meeting/encounter
• saṃgamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Narada (summarizing to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Reva (Narmada)
• Dharmaputra (Yudhishthira)
• Markandeya

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramaṇikā (topic-index) verse, indicating that the text teaches both tīrtha-mahātmya (the sanctifying power of the Revā/Narmadā pilgrimage) and inner renunciation (vairāgya) through Dharmaputra’s example.

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

By linking sacred pilgrimage (yātrā) to the Revā’s māhātmya, it points to bhakti expressed through reverent tīrtha-sevā and remembrance of divine sanctity, while also valuing vairāgya as the inner support for sincere devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it highlights practical dharma through tīrtha-yātrā procedures and the purāṇic method of cataloguing topics (anukramaṇikā).