Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 123

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

नारायणं च कोटीशं व्यासतीर्थं प्रभासकम् । नागेशसंकर्षणकं प्रश्रयेश्वरतीर्थकम् ॥ १२३ ॥

Transliteration

nārāyaṇaṃ ca koṭīśaṃ vyāsatīrthaṃ prabhāsakam | nāgeśasaṃkarṣaṇakaṃ praśrayeśvaratīrthakam || 123 ||

Translation

Dan (hendaklah diingati/dilafazkan) Nārāyaṇa, Koṭīśa, Vyāsa-tīrtha, Prabhāsaka, Nāgeśa, Saṃkarṣaṇaka serta Praśrayeśvara-tīrtha.

Word by Word

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa (shrine/name)
• नारायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• कोटीशम्: Koṭīśa (shrine name)
• कोटीशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कोट्याः/कोटीनां ईशः)

• व्यासतीर्थम्: Vyāsa-tīrtha (sacred ford of Vyāsa)
• व्यासतीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (व्यासस्य तीर्थम्)

• प्रभासकम्: Prabhāsaka (shrine/place name)
• प्रभासकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभासक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (नामरूपे), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नागेशसंकर्षणकम्: Nāgeśa-saṅkarṣaṇaka (associated shrine/place)
• नागेशसंकर्षणकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागेश-संकर्षणक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (नागेशस्य संकर्षणकं/सम्बद्धं तीर्थम्)

• प्रश्रयेश्वरतीर्थकम्: Praśrayeśvara-tīrthaka (the Praśrayeśvara sacred ford)
• प्रश्रयेश्वरतीर्थकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रश्रय-ईश्वर-तीर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (प्रश्रयस्य ईश्वरः—प्रश्रयेश्वरः; तस्य तीर्थकम्)

Speaker

Suta (narrating an anukramanika/listing section of the Narada Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana (Vishnu)
• Sankarshana (Balarama)
• Vyasa

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a dharmic remembrance-list (nāma/tīrtha-saṃkīrtana), directing the listener toward merit (puṇya) and purification by invoking Nārāyaṇa and associated sacred tīrthas.

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

It expresses bhakti through smaraṇa and saṅkīrtana—devotion practiced as remembering and reciting divine names (Nārāyaṇa, Saṃkarṣaṇa) and holy loci connected to them.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Nirukta/semantic usage and Smṛti-style ritual practice: the verse preserves a technical catalog of proper sacred names (nāma) and tīrtha-designations used in recitation, pilgrimage registers, and vrata-saṅkalpa contexts.