Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā

Synopsis / Table of Contents

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे मत्स्यपुराणानुक्रमणीकथनं नाम सप्तोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १०७ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde matsyapurāṇānukramaṇīkathanaṃ nāma saptottaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 107 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ ബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ പൂർവഭാഗത്തിൽ, ബൃഹദുപാഖ്യാനത്തിലെ ചതുർത്ഥപാദത്തിൽ ‘മത്സ്യപുരാണത്തിന്റെ അനുക്രമണികാ-കഥനം’ എന്ന നൂറ്റിയേഴാമത്തെ അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्त्यर्थक (thus/end-quote marker)

• 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: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समाससमूहः (श्रीमत् बृहन्नारदीयं पुराणम्)

• पूर्व-भागे: in the former section
• पूर्व-भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पूर्वः भागः)

• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: in the great subsidiary narrative
• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद् (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (बृहद् उपाख्यानम्)

• चतुर्थ-पादे: in the fourth quarter/section
• चतुर्थ-पादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चतुर्थः पादः)

• मत्स्य-पुराण-अनुक्रमणी-कथनम्: the account of the table-of-contents of the Matsya Purāṇa
• मत्स्य-पुराण-अनुक्रमणी-कथनम्: Vishaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्यपुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुक्रमणी (प्रातिपदिक) + कथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मत्स्यपुराणस्य अनुक्रमण्याः कथनम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (called/namely)

• सप्त-उत्तर-शततमः: one hundred and seventh
• सप्त-उत्तर-शततमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + शततम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (शततमः + सप्तोत्तरः = 107th)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial colophon (Suta-style redactional closing formula; not a spoken dialogue verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• Matsya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the formal completion of a chapter; its significance lies in preserving the Purāṇic transmission—clearly locating the teaching within the Pūrva-bhāga and the Anukramaṇikā tradition that organizes sacred knowledge for study and recitation.

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not given here; instead, it supports devotion indirectly by structuring the text—helping devotees and reciters navigate the Narada Purana’s puranic summaries and locate narratives used in Vishnu-bhakti discourse.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga topic is taught in this colophon; it reflects textual organization and cataloguing (anukramaṇikā), a practical scholarly tool used alongside traditional disciplines like vyākaraṇa (grammar) for accurate preservation and recitation.