Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā

Synopsis / Table of Contents

Devanagari script

पितृवंशानुकथनं सृष्टवंशानुकीर्तनम् । भृगुशापस्तथा विष्णोर्दशधा जन्मने क्षितौ ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

pitṛvaṃśānukathanaṃ sṛṣṭavaṃśānukīrtanam | bhṛguśāpastathā viṣṇordaśadhā janmane kṣitau || 7 ||

Translation

Ia mengisahkan salasilah para Pitṛ dan mengisytiharkan keturunan yang lahir daripada penciptaan; juga menuturkan sumpahan Bhṛgu, serta menghuraikan sepuluh kelahiran (Daśāvatāra) Viṣṇu di bumi.

Word by Word

• पितृ-वंश-अनुकथनम्: the narration of the ancestral lineage
• पितृ-वंश-अनुकथनम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुकथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पितृवंशस्य अनुकथनम्)

• सृष्ट-वंश-अनुकीर्तनम्: the subsequent recounting of the created lineages
• सृष्ट-वंश-अनुकीर्तनम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √सृज् क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुकीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सृष्टवंशस्य अनुकीर्तनम्)

• भृगु-शापः: Bhṛgu’s curse
• भृगु-शापः: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक) + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भृगोः शापः)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चय (adverb)

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

• दशधा: tenfold / in ten ways
• दशधा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दशधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्याविशेषणात्मक क्रियाविशेषणम् (numeral adverb) — ‘in ten ways/tenfold’

• जन्मने: for (his) birth/manifestation
• जन्मने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• क्षितौ: on earth
• क्षितौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue with Sanatkumara, presenting a summary of topics)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs
• Bhrigu
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse signals that sacred history—creation lineages, ancestral genealogies, and Vishnu’s earthly manifestations—functions as a map of dharma and divine providence, guiding the listener toward devotion and right understanding of cosmic order.

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

By highlighting Vishnu’s tenfold descents on earth, it points the devotee to remember and praise the Lord’s compassionate interventions; such remembrance (smaraṇa) and recitation (kīrtana) are core modes of Vishnu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis is on Purāṇic anukramaṇikā-style enumeration and disciplined recitation (kīrtana/anukīrtana), which practically relies on correct pronunciation and transmission methods associated with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar), though no specific technical rule is stated in this verse.