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Shloka 98

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे वसुमोहिनीसंवादे पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्ये द्विपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge vasumohinīsaṃvāde puruṣottamamāhātmye dvipaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 52 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ ബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ ഉത്തരഭാഗത്തിൽ വസു–മോഹിനീ സംവാദത്തിനകത്തെ ‘പുരുഷോത്തമമാഹാത്മ്യം’ എന്ന അൻപത്തിരണ്ടാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി।

Word by Word

इतिthus

श्रीvenerable; sacred

बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागेin the Uttara section of the Brihan-Naradiya Purana

वसुमोहिनीसंवादेin the dialogue of Vasu and Mohini

पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्येin the section on the greatness of Purushottama

द्विपंचाशत्तमःfifty-second

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

Narrator / colophon (textual closure marker; not a spoken verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

Puruṣottama

Vasu

Mohinī

FAQs

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

This is a colophon that formally closes the chapter on Puruṣottama’s greatness, signaling that the preceding teaching is complete and ready to be received, remembered, and recited as a unified māhātmya.

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

Indirectly: by naming the section “Puruṣottama-māhātmya,” it frames the chapter’s content as praise of the Supreme Person (often identified with Viṣṇu), a classic bhakti mode of instruction through glorification and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects textual and recitational discipline (a practical aid to pāṭha and citation): identifying book section (uttara-bhāga), dialogue frame (saṃvāda), topic (māhātmya), and chapter number—useful for accurate transmission rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.