Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे प्रथमपादे धर्मशान्तिनिर्देशो नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge prathamapāde dharmaśāntinirdeśo nāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 14 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ ബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ പൂർവഭാഗം, പ്രഥമ പാദത്തിൽ ‘ധർമ്മശാന്തിനിർദ്ദേശം’ എന്ന പതിനാലാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative/closure particle (इति-समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the Śrī Bṛhat-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; textual location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/उपपदसमास: ‘in the venerable Bṛhat-Nāradīya Purāṇa’

• pūrva-bhāge: in the former part
• pūrva-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; section)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष sense: ‘pūrvaḥ bhāgaḥ’

• prathama-pāde: in the first pāda/quarter (section)
• prathama-pāde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; subdivision)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘prathamaḥ pādaḥ’

• dharma-śānti-nirdeśaḥ: ‘Instruction on Dharma and Pacification’
• dharma-śānti-nirdeśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; title/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + śānti (प्रातिपदिक) + nirdeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘nirdeśa of dharma-śānti’

• nāma: named/called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; appositive marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: Name-indicator particle (नाम-निपात; ‘called’)

• caturdaśaḥ: fourteenth
• caturdaśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); द्विगु numeral compound: catur + daśa = fourteen

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator/compiler colophon style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyāya 14; it frames the chapter’s teaching as centered on dharma and śānti (pacification/inner and outer peace), emphasizing orderly transmission of Purāṇic knowledge.

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

Direct bhakti practice is not stated here; however, by naming the chapter’s focus as dharma and śānti, it signals the supportive foundation that dharmic living provides for stable Viṣṇu-bhakti and spiritual discipline in the Narada Purana’s broader teaching flow.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught in this closing verse; it is a structural colophon used for textual organization and accurate archival referencing.