Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

The Outline (Anukramaṇī) of the Vāyavīya (Vāyu) Purāṇa

Devanagari script

दशैकमुत्तरे तीरे त्रयोविंशतिर्दक्षिणे । पंचत्रिंशत्तमः प्रोक्तो रेवासागरसगमः ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

daśaikamuttare tīre trayoviṃśatirdakṣiṇe | paṃcatriṃśattamaḥ prokto revāsāgarasagamaḥ || 13 ||

Translation

ഉത്തര തീരത്ത് പതിനൊന്ന് (തീർത്ഥങ്ങൾ), ദക്ഷിണ തീരത്ത് ഇരുപത്തിമൂന്ന്; മുപ്പത്തഞ്ചാമതായി പറയുന്നത്—രേവാ സമുദ്രസംഗമം.

Word by Word

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Number)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral (संख्या); used adjectivally (count)

• ekam: one (making eleven)
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Number)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular (एकवचन); with 'daśa' forming 'eleven' (daśa + eka)

• uttare: on the northern
• uttare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adjective to 'tīre'

• tīre: bank, shore
• tīre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• trayaḥ: three
• trayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Number)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral 'three' used in forming 23

• viṃśatiḥ: twenty
• viṃśatiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Number)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṃśati (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); numeral 'twenty' (with trayaḥ → 23)

• dakṣiṇe: on the southern (bank)
• dakṣiṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adjective (elliptic: dakṣiṇe tīre)

• pañca-triṃśat-tamaḥ: the thirty-fifth
• pañca-triṃśat-tamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Ordinal)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca + triṃśat + tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal 'thirty-fifth'; dvigu numeral compound with ordinal suffix -tama

• proktaḥ: is said, is declared
• proktaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vac (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृत्/क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• revā-sāgara-saṃgamaḥ: the confluence of Revā with the ocean
• revā-sāgara-saṃgamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: revā + sāgara + saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: revāyāḥ sāgare saṃgamaḥ / revā-sāgara-yoḥ saṃgamaḥ (intended: confluence of Revā with the ocean)

Speaker

Narada (in an enumerative/anukramanika context; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Reva (Narmada)
• Sagara (Ocean)

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramanika-style cataloging of tīrthas, highlighting the sangama (confluence) of the Revā (Narmadā) with the ocean as a specially counted sacred spot where pilgrimage and rites are traditionally considered highly meritorious.

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

Indirectly: by pointing to tīrtha-yātrā as a dharmic support for bhakti—pilgrimage to revered confluences is treated as a devotional act that cultivates remembrance, reverence, and purity conducive to worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a technical, list-based (anukrama) method of organization—useful for ritual geography and itinerary planning—rather than teaching a specific Vedāṅga; it primarily supports dharma through systematic enumeration of tīrthas.