Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

स्वर्गद्वारं चंद्रहरिधर्महर्युपवर्णनम् । स्वर्णवृष्टेरुपाख्यानं तिलोदासरयूयुतिः ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

svargadvāraṃ caṃdraharidharmaharyupavarṇanam | svarṇavṛṣṭerupākhyānaṃ tilodāsarayūyutiḥ || 44 ||

Translation

അതിൽ ‘സ്വർഗദ്വാരം’ എന്ന പ്രസംഗം, ചന്ദ്രഹരിയും ധർമ്മഹരിയും എന്നവരുടെ ഉപവർണ്ണനം, സ്വർണ്ണവൃഷ്ടിയുടെ ഉപാഖ്യാനം, കൂടാതെ സരയൂവോടുകൂടിയ തിലോദയുടെ കഥയും ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• स्वर्ग-द्वारम्: ‘Gate to Heaven’ (topic/section)
• स्वर्ग-द्वारम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: स्वर्गस्य द्वारम् (gate to heaven)

• चन्द्र-हरि-धर्म-हरि-उपवर्णनम्: description of Candra, Hari, Dharma, and Hari
• चन्द्र-हरि-धर्म-हरि-उपवर्णनम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + उपवर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (Dvandva) in the first members: चन्द्र-हरि-धर्म-हरयः (Candra, Hari, Dharma, Hari) + तत्पुरुष with उपवर्णनम्: तेषाम् उपवर्णनम् (description of them)

• स्वर्ण-वृष्टेः: of the rain of gold
• स्वर्ण-वृष्टेः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: स्वर्णस्य वृष्टिः (rain of gold)

• उपाख्यानम्: episode, narrative
• उपाख्यानम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तिलोदा-सरयू-युतिः: the association of Tilodā with the Sarayū
• तिलोदा-सरयू-युतिः: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/topic listing item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलोदा (प्रातिपदिक) + सरयू (प्रातिपदिक) + युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: तिलोदायाः सरय्वा युतिः/संयोगः (union/association of Tilodā with Sarayū)

Speaker

Suta (Anukramanika-style summary of contents)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Svargadvāra
• Candrahari
• Dharmahari
• Sarayū
• Tilodā

FAQs

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

This verse functions as an anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) marker, indicating that the chapter preserves multiple dharmic narratives—episodes (upākhyānas) and sacred-place/themes (like Svargadvāra and Sarayū)—meant to guide the reader toward merit (puṇya) and right conduct (dharma).

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

By highlighting Candrahari and Dharmahari—names that imply Hari (Viṣṇu) connected with lunar/royal and dharmic contexts—the verse signals that devotion to Hari is framed through exemplary stories and descriptions that inspire śraddhā, remembrance, and dharma-aligned worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this shloka; it is a catalog line pointing to narratives and descriptions, which are typically used in Purāṇas to contextualize ritual merit, tīrtha importance, and dharma instruction.