Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

The Narration of the Brāhma Purāṇa’s Account

Brāhma Purāṇānukramaṇikā

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे ब्राह्मपुराणेतिहासकथनं नाम द्विनवतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde brāhmapurāṇetihāsakathanaṃ nāma dvinavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 92 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ പൂർവ്വഭാഗത്തിൽ, ബൃഹദുപാഖ്യാനത്തിലെ ചതുർത്ഥ പാദത്തിൽ, “ബ്രാഹ്മപുരാണ ഇതിഹാസകഥനം” എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള തൊണ്ണൂറ്റിരണ്ടാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി ॥ ൯൨ ॥

Word by Word

• iti: thus; so (end-quote marker)
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the Śrī Bṛhat-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमीविभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; समासः—श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराण (तत्पुरुषः)

• pūrva-bhāge: in the former section
• pūrva-bhāge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमीविभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—पूर्वभाग (तत्पुरुषः)

• bṛhat-upākhyāne: in the great subsidiary narrative
• bṛhat-upākhyāne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमीविभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—बृहदुपाख्यान (कर्मधारयः)

• caturtha-pāde: in the fourth quarter/section
• caturtha-pāde: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमीविभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—चतुर्थपाद (तत्पुरुषः)

• brāhma-purāṇa-itihāsa-kathanaṃ: the narration of the Brahma-Purāṇa and the Itihāsa
• brāhma-purāṇa-itihāsa-kathanaṃ: Visheshya (विशेष्य/title-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhma (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + itihāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + kathana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्तिः (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; समासः—ब्राह्मपुराणेतिहासकथन (बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः)

• nāma: named; called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (naming particle)

• dvi-navati-tamaḥ: ninety-second
• dvi-navati-tamaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/adjective of adhyāyaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + navati (प्रातिपदिक) + tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्रमवाचकविशेषणम् (ordinal); समासः—द्विनवतितम (द्विगु/संख्यासमासः)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (colophon / editorial chapter-ending formula)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• Brāhma Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon verse: it marks the completion and title of Adhyāya 92 and preserves the scripture’s internal structure for accurate study, recitation, and transmission.

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

It does not teach bhakti directly; instead, it supports bhakti-oriented study by clearly indexing where the Brāhma Purāṇa-related narration concludes within the Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa’s fourth pāda.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects textual discipline akin to Vyākaraṇa/Śikṣā concerns in practice—precise labeling and segmentation for correct pāṭha (recitation) and citation—though no specific Vedāṅga doctrine is taught.