Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81
Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy
लिब्लुव्वपूशप्स्वपूसृपियभरभगम्नम्यमो रभिः । क्रुशिर्दंशिदिशी दृश्मृश्रिरुश्लिश्विश्स्पृशः कृषिः ॥ ८१ ॥
libluvvapūśapsvapūsṛpiyabharabhagamnamyamo rabhiḥ | kruśirdaṃśidiśī dṛśmṛśriruśliśviśspṛśaḥ kṛṣiḥ || 81 ||
ഇനി ധാതുക്കൾ—ലിബ്, ലുവ്, വപൂ, ശപ്, സ്വപ്, ഊ, സൃപ്, ഇ, ഭര, ഭഗ, ഗം, നം, യം, രഭി; കൂടാതെ ക്രുശി, ദംശി, ദിശീ, ദൃശ്, മൃശ്, ശ്രീ, രുശ്, ലിശ്, വിശ്, സ്പൃശ്, കൃഷി।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes Vedanga–Vyakarana as a support-discipline: precise knowledge of verbal roots safeguards mantra-meaning and correct recitation, which in turn stabilizes dharma-practice and moksha-oriented study.
Indirectly: bhakti is nourished when names, mantras, and praises are understood and pronounced correctly; this technical listing underlines the scriptural view that disciplined language-knowledge protects devotional practice from error.
Vyakarana (grammar), specifically dhātu-pāṭha style enumeration of verbal roots used to derive correct word-forms—useful for interpreting scripture, composing stotras, and performing ritual recitation with accuracy.