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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

The Description of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa’s Table of Contents

Anukramaṇī

सूत्रमेतत्पुराणानां यन्मयोक्तं तवाधुना । तन्नित्यं शीलनीयं हि पुराणफलमिच्छता ॥ ४० ॥

sūtrametatpurāṇānāṃ yanmayoktaṃ tavādhunā | tannityaṃ śīlanīyaṃ hi purāṇaphalamicchatā || 40 ||

ഇതാണ് പുരാണങ്ങളുടെ സൂത്രം; ഞാൻ ഇപ്പോൾ നിന്നോട് പറഞ്ഞത്. പുരാണഫലം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവൻ ഇതിനെ നിത്യം ആചരിക്കണം.

सूत्रम्aphorism/summary rule
सूत्रम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
एतत्-पुराणानाम्of these Purāṇas
एतत्-पुराणानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootएतत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘of these Purāṇas’
यत्which
यत्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun) referring to ‘सूत्रम्’
मयाby me
मया:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
उक्तम्said
उक्तम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘said’
तवto you/for you
तव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of you/for you’
अधुनाnow
अधुना:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधुना (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb: ‘now’)
तत्that (teaching)
तत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘that’ referring to the sūtra
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative) ‘always/constantly’
शीलनीयम्should be practiced
शीलनीयम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootशील (धातु/नामधातु)
Formअनीयर्/तव्यत्-समर्थ भावे कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘to be practiced/observed’
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थक निपात (particle: ‘indeed/for’)
पुराण-फलम्the fruit of (studying) the Purāṇas
पुराण-फलम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (purāṇasya phalam)
इच्छताby one who desires
इच्छता:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by one desiring’ (agent in instrumental)

Narada

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

N
Narada
P
Puranas

FAQs

It states that Purāṇa-benefit (purāṇa-phala) comes not merely from hearing or reading once, but from continual cultivation of the core teaching—making Purāṇic dharma a lived discipline.

By emphasizing nitya-śīlana (constant practice), it aligns with Bhakti as daily remembrance, hearing, and conduct shaped by sacred narratives—devotion becomes steady practice rather than occasional inspiration.

The verse highlights the practical discipline of śīlana (systematic practice/recitation and application). While not naming a Vedāṅga explicitly, it supports the Vedāṅga spirit of regular study and correct application of śāstra in conduct.