Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
आधारे चापि विप्रेंद्र रक्षार्थानां प्रयोगतः । ईप्सितं चानीप्सितं यत्तदपादानकं स्मृतम् ॥ ९ ॥
ādhāre cāpi vipreṃdra rakṣārthānāṃ prayogataḥ | īpsitaṃ cānīpsitaṃ yattadapādānakaṃ smṛtam || 9 ||
ഹേ വിപ്രേന്ദ്രാ! പ്രയോഗത്തിൽ, ആധാരത്തെ സംബന്ധിച്ചിടത്തിലും രക്ഷാർത്ഥമായി എന്തെങ്കിലും ഉപയോഗിക്കപ്പെടുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ—അത് ഇഷ്ടമായാലും അനിഷ്ടമായാലും—അതേ ‘അപാദാന’ (പഞ്ചമി-ബന്ധം) എന്നു സ്മൃതമാണ്.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It shows that Moksha-Dharma instruction in the Narada Purana includes disciplined Vedic learning: precise speech (Vyākaraṇa) is treated as a supporting limb (Vedāṅga) for clarity in dharma and right understanding.
Indirectly: by refining correct meaning through grammar, it prevents misunderstanding of scriptural statements that guide devotion; accurate comprehension supports steady bhakti rather than confusion from faulty interpretation.
Vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit grammar), specifically the kāraka called apādāna (ablative/source of separation), including its application in protective contexts (rakṣārtha-prayoga) whether the object involved is desired (īpsita) or undesired (anīpsita).