Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
भूवाद्या धातवः प्रोक्ताः सनाद्यन्तास्तथा ततः । लडीरितो वर्तमाने भूतेऽनद्यतने तथा ॥ २१ ॥
bhūvādyā dhātavaḥ proktāḥ sanādyantāstathā tataḥ | laḍīrito vartamāne bhūte'nadyatane tathā || 21 ||
‘भू’ इत्यादी धातू सांगितले आहेत, तसेच ‘सन’ इत्यादी प्रत्ययांनी युक्त धातूही। त्यानंतर वर्तमानकाळी ‘लट्’ लकार विहित आहे; आणि अनद्यतन भूतकाळातही तसेच॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vyakarana context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It presents Vedāṅga-Vyākaraṇa as a disciplined means of clarity in sacred study—purifying understanding of Vedic language, which supports right knowledge (jñāna) and thus aids the pursuit of mokṣa.
Indirectly: correct grammar preserves the accurate form and meaning of mantras, names, and hymns used in Vishnu-bhakti; precise expression protects devotional recitation from distortion.
Vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit grammar): classification of verbal roots (dhātu), use of san-ādi affixes, and the application of the laṭ-lakāra for present and anadyatana (non-immediate) past contexts.