Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy
स्वरितेदुर्णुञाख्यातो धातुरेको मुनीश्वर । घुमुखास्त्रय उद्दिष्टाः परस्मैपदिनस्तथा ॥ ३९ ॥
svaritedurṇuñākhyāto dhātureko munīśvara | ghumukhāstraya uddiṣṭāḥ parasmaipadinastathā || 39 ||
हे मुनीश्वर, ‘स्वरित–एद्–उर्–णुञ्’ असा एकच धातू प्रसिद्ध आहे. तसेच ‘घु’पासून सुरू होणारे तीन रूपही सांगितले असून ते परस्मैपदी मानले आहेत.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instructing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
The verse shows that even highly technical śāstra—here, vyākaraṇa classifications of dhātus and parasmaipada—belongs to the broader discipline of right knowledge (jñāna) that supports clarity of scripture-study, which in turn steadies mokṣa-oriented inquiry.
Indirectly: by stressing precise śāstric understanding of sacred language, it supports accurate recitation and comprehension of Vishnu-stuti and Purāṇic teaching—foundational aids for disciplined bhakti and śravaṇa (listening).
Vedāṅga Vyākaraṇa: identification of dhātu markers and the parasmaipada category, reflecting the tradition’s technical rules for analyzing verbal roots and their conjugational behavior.