Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

विष्णोः शापश्च वृक्षत्वं पार्वत्यनुतपस्ततः । हरस्य तांडवं नृत्यं रामनामनिरूपणम् ॥ ६५ ॥

Transliteration

viṣṇoḥ śāpaśca vṛkṣatvaṃ pārvatyanutapastataḥ | harasya tāṃḍavaṃ nṛtyaṃ rāmanāmanirūpaṇam || 65 ||

Translation

Turut dihuraikan: sumpah Viṣṇu dan akibatnya menjadi sebatang pokok; kemudian tapa Pārvatī; tarian Tāṇḍava Hara; serta huraian tentang Nama suci Rāma.

Word by Word

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• शापः: curse
• शापः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — conjunction

• वृक्षत्वम्: state of being a tree
• वृक्षत्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्षत्व (प्रातिपदिक; वृक्ष + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — Nom/Acc singular (abstract noun)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• अनुतपः: subsequent penance/austerity
• अनुतपः: कर्म (Karma/Object; implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — Nom/Acc singular

• ततः: thereafter; then
• ततः: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्ययीभावार्थे/क्रमवाचक — adverb (thereafter/from that)

• हरस्य: of Hara (Śiva)
• हरस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• ताण्डवम्: Tāṇḍava (dance)
• ताण्डवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — Nom/Acc singular

• नृत्यम्: dance
• नृत्यम्: समानााधिकरण/विशेष्य (Appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — Nom/Acc singular

• रामनामनिरूपणम्: exposition of the name of Rāma
• रामनामनिरूपणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम-नाम-निरूपण (प्रातिपदिक; राम + नाम + निरूपण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — Nom/Acc singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य नाम्नः निरूपणम्)

Speaker

Narada (summarizing topics to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Parvati
• Hara (Shiva)
• Rama

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramaṇikā (topic-index) verse, showing how the Purāṇa links karma (curse and consequence), tapas (Pārvatī’s penance), divine līlā (Śiva’s Tāṇḍava), and bhakti (the power of Rāma-nāma) as complementary paths within dharma.

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

By explicitly listing “Rāma-nāma-nirūpaṇam,” it highlights nāma-japa and reflection on the divine Name as a central devotional practice, placed alongside major divine narratives to indicate its equal salvific importance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this single verse; it is a thematic catalog. The practical takeaway is ritual-devotional: cultivate nāma-smaraṇa (Rāma-nāma) and disciplined tapas as Purāṇic supports for dharma and inner purification.