Shloka 130

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीवसुसंवादे गंगामाहात्म्ये पूजादिकथं नाम त्रिचत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīvasusaṃvāde gaṃgāmāhātmye pūjādikathaṃ nāma tricatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 43 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ ഉത്തരഭാഗത്തിൽ, മോഹിനീ–വസു സംവാദാന്തർഗത ഗംഗാമാഹാത്മ്യത്തിൽ “പൂജാദി-കഥനം” എന്ന നാമമുള്ള നാല്പത്തിമൂന്നാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി ॥ ૪૩ ॥

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• śrī: revered, auspicious
• śrī: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Indeclinable honorific used as prefix; here as upapada in compound

• bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: in the latter part of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); samāsa: bṛhannāradīyapurāṇasya uttarabhāge (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• mohinī-vasu-saṃvāde: in the dialogue of Mohinī and Vasu
• mohinī-vasu-saṃvāde: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक) + vasu (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; samāsa: mohinīvasvoḥ saṃvāde (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• gaṃgā-māhātmye: in the section on the greatness of the Gaṅgā
• gaṃgā-māhātmye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃgā (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; samāsa: gaṃgāyāḥ māhātmye (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• pūjā-ādi-katham: (called) ‘the account of worship and related matters’
• pūjā-ādi-katham: Karma (कर्म/object of nāma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + katha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used as chapter-title object; samāsa: pūjādyāḥ kathā (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय) with -ādi indicating 'etc.'

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), nomenclature marker (नाम-प्रयोग)

• tricatvāriṃśattamaḥ: forty-third
• tricatvāriṃśattamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + catvāriṃśat (प्रातिपदिक) + tama (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal numeral adjective qualifying adhyāyaḥ

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

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/closing formula of the text; chapter-end marker)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Mohinī
• Vasu

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon, formally concluding Adhyāya 43 and identifying its theme—pūjā and allied observances—within the Gaṅgā-māhātmya, emphasizing the Purāṇic focus on tīrtha-based merit and dharmic practice.

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

While not a doctrinal teaching verse, it frames the chapter as guidance on worship (pūjā), which is a primary expression of bhakti in the Narada Purana’s tīrtha and mahatmya sections.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse functions as an anukramaṇikā-style marker (textual structuring and titling), reflecting traditional transmission practice; it does not directly teach a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.