Shloka 17

Yama-vilāpana

The Lamentation Concerning Yama

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे यमविलापनं नाम पंचमोऽध्यायः ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge yamavilāpanaṃ nāma paṃcamo'dhyāyaḥ || 5 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ ബൃഹന്നാരദീയ പുരാണത്തിന്റെ ഉത്തരഭാഗത്തിൽ ‘യമവിലാപനം’ എന്ന അഞ്ചാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി॥५॥

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: in the Uttara-bhāga of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + bṛhat + nāradīya + purāṇa + uttara + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative: ‘in the later part of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa’

• yama-vilāpanam: ‘Yama-vilāpana’ (lament to/with Yama)
• yama-vilāpanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama + vilāpana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; title-noun

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/निपात; ‘named/called’

• paṃcamaḥ: fifth
• paṃcamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (traditional colophon/narrator marker)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Nārada

FAQs

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

This is a closing colophon that formally seals the chapter, preserving the textual lineage and indicating that the preceding teaching/episode is complete and to be contemplated as a unit.

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

It does not directly teach bhakti; it identifies the chapter title and location. Indirectly, it frames the narrative unit in which dharma and consequences (often contrasted with devotion and surrender) are discussed.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily textual-archival structure rather than a Vedāṅga: it reflects Purāṇic anukramaṇikā-style organization (book/section/chapter naming) used for accurate citation and recitation.