Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Gaṅgā-māhātmya: Bāhu’s Envy, Defeat, Forest Exile, and Aurva’s Dharmic Consolation

Devanagari script

अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी फलपुष्पसमन्विता ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

akṛṣṭapacyā pṛthivī phalapuṣpasamanvitā || 8 ||

Translation

ആ ഭൂമി ഉഴുതില്ലാതെയും പാകമായ വിളവ് നൽകി; ഫലപുഷ്പങ്ങളാൽ സമൃദ്ധമായി എപ്പോഴും ശോഭിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• अकृष्ट-पच्या: ripening/producing without ploughing (spontaneously fruitful)

• पृथिवी: the earth

• फल: fruits/produce

• पुष्प: flowers

• समन्विता: endowed with, filled with

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Prithivi

FAQs

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

It portrays a dharmically aligned world where nature supports beings effortlessly—abundance arises when cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) is intact.

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

Indirectly, it suggests that harmony with the divine order brings grace-like provision; in Narada Purana’s worldview, devotion and dharma sustain such harmony.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga is taught in this line; it functions as a cosmological marker of an ideal age rather than a technical instruction in Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or ritual procedure.