Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20

The Anukramaṇī (Summary/Index) of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे मार्कण्डेयपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणं नामाष्टनवतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ९८ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇānukramaṇīnirūpaṇaṃ nāmāṣṭanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 98 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ ബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ പൂർവഭാഗത്തിലെ ബൃഹദുപാഖ്യാനത്തിന്റെ ചതുര്ഥപാദത്തിൽ ‘മാർക്കണ്ഡേയപുരാണ അനുക്രമണീ-നിരൂപണം’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള തൊണ്ണൂറ്റെട്ടാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative/closure particle)

• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + बृहन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (title: 'in the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa')

• पूर्व-भागे: in the former part
• पूर्व-भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: in the great episode (upākhyāna)
• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद् (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास ('great narrative/episode')

• चतुर्थ-पादे: in the fourth section (pāda)
• चतुर्थ-पादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• मार्कण्डेय-पुराण-अनुक्रमणी-निरूपणम्: the exposition of the index of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
• मार्कण्डेय-पुराण-अनुक्रमणी-निरूपणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुक्रमणी (प्रातिपदिक) + निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (topic-title: 'the exposition of the index of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa')

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (particle meaning 'called/named')

• अष्ट-नवतितमः: ninety-eighth
• अष्ट-नवतितमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + नवति (प्रातिपदिक) + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound) + तम-प्रत्यय (ordinal: 98th); विशेषण of 'अध्यायः'

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/editorial closure of the chapter; not part of the spoken dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; its significance is archival and structural—confirming the text’s division and the completed topic: the summary (anukramaṇī) of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa.

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

It does not directly teach bhakti; instead, it frames the Purāṇic teaching tradition by cataloguing and concluding a section, supporting systematic study that later informs devotion and practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a textual-scientific practice akin to Vedāṅga-style organization: anukramaṇī (indexing/summarizing) for accurate transmission and reference, rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.