Shloka 68

Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीवसुसंवादे पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्ये ब्रह्माण्डोत्पत्तिवर्णनं नामाष्टपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायाः ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīvasusaṃvāde puruṣottamamāhātmye brahmāṇḍotpattivarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭapañcāśattamo'dhyāyāḥ || 58 ||

Translation

अशा प्रकारे श्री बृहन्नारदीयपुराणाच्या उत्तरभागात, मोहिनी-वसु संवादात, पुरुषोत्तम-माहात्म्यातील ‘ब्रह्माण्डोत्पत्ती-वर्णन’ नावाचा अठ्ठावन्नावा अध्याय समाप्त झाला.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative/closure particle)

• श्री: venerable/holy
• श्री: विशेषण (Title qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, अव्ययवत् उपसर्ग-विशेषणरूपेण (honorific prefix), प्रथमा-एकवचन (as part of title)

• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: in the latter part of the Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + नारदीय + पुराण + उत्तर + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (title-locative); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in the latter part of the Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa'

• मोहिनीवसुसंवादे: in the Mohinī–Vasu dialogue
• मोहिनीवसुसंवादे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी + वसु + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मोहिनी-वसु-संवाद); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in the dialogue of Mohinī and Vasu'

• पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्ये: in (the section) Puruṣottama-māhātmya
• पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in the section on the greatness of Puruṣottama'

• ब्रह्माण्डोत्पत्तिवर्णनम्: the description of the origin of the universe
• ब्रह्माण्डोत्पत्तिवर्णनम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड + उत्पत्ति + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — chapter-title subject

• नाम: named
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नाम-शब्दः (naming particle: 'called')

• अष्टपञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-eighth
• अष्टपञ्चाशत्तमः: विशेषण (Adjectival to अध्यायः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टपञ्चाशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + तम (तद्धित)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (अष्ट-पञ्चाशत् = 58) + तम-प्रत्यय (ordinal); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — 'fifty-eighth'

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/closing formula of the text; chapter-ending rubric)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Vasu
• Puruṣottama

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon marking completion of Adhyaya 58 and situating its teaching—cosmic origins (brahmāṇḍotpatti) presented within the glorification of Puruṣottama—so cosmology is framed as a means to deepen devotion and reverence for the Supreme.

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

By explicitly placing the cosmological narration inside “Puruṣottama-māhātmya,” it indicates that knowledge of creation is intended to culminate in Viṣṇu-centered bhakti—seeing the universe as dependent on and meaningful through Puruṣottama.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this closing rubric; its practical value is archival—identifying section, dialogue frame, and chapter title for accurate citation and study.