Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

धूम्रकेशसमाख्यानं दिनकृत्यानि कार्तिके । पंचभीष्मव्रताख्यानं कीर्तितं भुक्तिमुक्तिदम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

dhūmrakeśasamākhyānaṃ dinakṛtyāni kārtike | paṃcabhīṣmavratākhyānaṃ kīrtitaṃ bhuktimuktidam || 33 ||

Translation

ധൂമ്രകേശന്റെ ഉപാഖ്യാനം, കാർത്തികമാസത്തിലെ ദിനചര്യാധർമ്മകർമ്മങ്ങൾ, കൂടാതെ പഞ്ചഭീഷ്മവ്രതത്തിന്റെ കഥ—ഭുക്തിയും മുക്തിയും നൽകുന്നതായി—പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• dhūmra-keśa-samākhyānam: the account of Dhūmrakeśa
• dhūmra-keśa-samākhyānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūmra (प्रातिपदिक) + keśa (प्रातिपदिक) + samākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—धूम्रकेशस्य समाख्यानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• dina-kṛtyāni: daily duties/rites
• dina-kṛtyāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; समासः—दिनस्य कृत्यानि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• kārtike: in (the month of) Kārtika
• kārtike: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (मासवाचक), सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• pañca-bhīṣma-vrata-ākhyānam: the narrative of the Pañca-bhīṣma vow
• pañca-bhīṣma-vrata-ākhyānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + bhīṣma (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—पञ्चभिष्मव्रतस्य आख्यानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• kīrtitam: has been described
• kīrtitam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kīrt (धातु) → kīrtita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कीर्तितम्’ = ‘has been described/mentioned’

• bhukti-mukti-dam: granting enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + da (धातु) → da (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त ‘द’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—भुक्तिः च मुक्तिः (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) + दम् (ददाति इति); विशेषणम् (qualifier) आख्यानम्/कीर्तनम् इत्यस्य

Speaker

Suta (narrating the contents summary in the Anukramanika section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Pañca-Bhīṣma-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Dhūmrakeśa
• Kārtika
• Pañca-Bhīṣma-vrata

FAQs

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

It functions as an Anukramanika-style marker, highlighting that Kartika daily rites and the Pañca-Bhīṣma vow are taught as sādhanas capable of granting both bhukti (rightful prosperity) and mukti (liberation).

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

By emphasizing Kartika observances and a specific vrata as spiritually potent, it points to bhakti expressed through regulated worship, vows, and daily devotional discipline as a means to attain higher aims.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual procedure is implied through “dina-kṛtya” (daily prescribed rites) and “vrata” discipline—practical guidance on time-bound observances (Kārtika) and their structured performance.