Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

Devanagari script

क्रौञ्चं च नालिकं चैव सर्वतोभद्रमेव च । वार्षभं नागमात्स्ये च वैयान्घं चार्द्धचंद्रकम् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

krauñcaṃ ca nālikaṃ caiva sarvatobhadrameva ca | vārṣabhaṃ nāgamātsye ca vaiyānghaṃ cārddhacaṃdrakam || 13 ||

Translation

(ही) क्रौञ्च, नालिक आणि सर्वतोभद्र; तसेच वार्षभ, नाग व मात्स्य; आणि वैयाङ्घ व अर्धचंद्रक—हीही (आसनांची नावे) आहेत.

Word by Word

• क्रौञ्चम्: (āsana named) Krauñca
• क्रौञ्चम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रौञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नालिकम्: (āsana named) Nālikā
• नालिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नालिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सर्वतोभद्रम्: (āsana named) Sarvatobhadra
• सर्वतोभद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय) + भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वार्षभम्: (āsana named) Vārṣabha
• वार्षभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्षभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नागमात्स्ये: (āsana named) Nāga and Mātsya (Nāgamātsya)
• नागमात्स्ये: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (नाग + मात्स्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वैयान्घम्: (āsana named) Vaiyāngha
• वैयान्घम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैयान्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अर्द्धचन्द्रकम्: (āsana named) Half-moon (Arddhacandraka)
• अर्द्धचन्द्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः (अर्द्धः चन्द्रकः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (teaching to Nārada, in an enumerative technical passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

Its significance is methodological: it preserves precise technical nomenclature used in śāstric systems, training the reader to respect accurate classification—an essential discipline for Dharma-based practice and study.

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not foregrounded here; instead, the verse supports bhakti indirectly by emphasizing correct śāstric knowledge and orderly learning, which Narada Purana treats as supportive to steady devotion and proper observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This is characteristic of Vedāṅga-style technical listing (especially akin to Jyotiṣa/ritual schematics): preserving named types/forms used for computation, arrangement, or ritual/diagrammatic classification depending on the surrounding section.