Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
कविकल्पः कविदेश्यः प्रकारवचने तथा । पटुजातीयः कुत्सायां वैद्यपाशः प्रशंसने ॥ ५७ ॥
kavikalpaḥ kavideśyaḥ prakāravacane tathā | paṭujātīyaḥ kutsāyāṃ vaidyapāśaḥ praśaṃsane || 57 ||
‘കവികൽപ’യും ‘കവിദേശ്യ’യും—ഇരണ്ടും ‘പ്രകാരം/രീതി’ പറയുന്ന അർത്ഥത്തിലാണ്. അതുപോലെ ‘പടുജാതീയ’ എന്ന പദം നിന്ദയ്ക്കും, ‘വൈദ്യപാശ’ എന്ന പദം പ്രശംസയ്ക്കും പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/lexical register)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined speech and correct contextual meaning—an aid to dharma and self-clarity—by showing how specific terms shift sense between description, censure, and praise.
Indirectly: bhakti is safeguarded by right understanding and right expression; accurate language prevents misinterpretation of teachings and supports sincere praise (praśaṃsā) of the divine.
Vedāṅga-oriented lexical precision (Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta): recognizing that certain words are conventionally used for ‘mode of expression,’ ‘censure,’ or ‘praise’ depending on context.