Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 163

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

सार्द्धकोटित्रयफलमेकैकं चैषु कीर्त्तितम् । कूषिका शंखतीर्थं चामरकं बालमण्डनम् ॥ १६३ ॥

Transliteration

sārddhakoṭitrayaphalamekaikaṃ caiṣu kīrttitam | kūṣikā śaṃkhatīrthaṃ cāmarakaṃ bālamaṇḍanam || 163 ||

Translation

Setiap satu daripadanya dipuji sebagai menganugerahkan pahala setara tiga setengah krore. Iaitu: Kūṣikā, Śaṅkha-tīrtha, Cāmaraka dan Bāla-maṇḍana.

Word by Word

• सार्द्ध-कोटि-त्रय-फलम्: the fruit (merit) of three-and-a-half crores
• सार्द्ध-कोटि-त्रय-फलम्: Karma (कर्म/फलवाच्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्द्ध (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सार्द्धं कोटित्रयम् = three and a half crores; तस्य फलम्)

• एक-एकम्: each (one)
• एक-एकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (each one, individually)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• एषु: among these
• एषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (सर्वनाम), सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन

• कीर्तितम्: has been proclaimed
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (has been proclaimed)

• कूषिका: Kūṣikā
• कूषिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूषिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Proper noun (तीर्थ/स्थाननाम)

• शंख-तीर्थम्: Śaṅkha-tīrtha
• शंख-तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शंखस्य तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• अमरकम्: Amaraka
• अमरकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Proper noun

• बाल-मण्डनम्: Bāla-maṇḍana
• बाल-मण्डनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बालस्य मण्डनम्)

Speaker

Narada (enumerating sacred places and their phala to Sanatkumara and the Sanaka brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Kusikā
• Śaṅkha-tīrtha
• Cāmaraka
• Bāla-maṇḍana

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti within the anukramaṇikā style, asserting that specific tīrthas confer extraordinarily high punya, thereby encouraging pilgrimage, bathing, and dhārmic observance connected with sacred geography.

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

While not explicitly teaching bhakti practices, it supports bhakti-oriented Dharma by directing devotees toward tīrthas where acts like snāna, japa, and worship are traditionally performed as offerings to the Divine, thereby reinforcing devotional life through sanctioned sacred spaces.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Kalpa (ritual application) is implied: tīrtha-snāna and associated observances are framed as producing measurable phala; the verse also reflects Purāṇic anukramaṇikā method—systematic cataloging used for ritual and pilgrimage planning.