Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 8
Dānādi-māhātmya — The Glory of Gifts, Manuscript-Donation, and Purāṇic Transmission
यत्राह नारदो धर्मान् वृहत्कल्पाश्रितानिहं पञ्चविंशसहस्राणि नारदीयं तदुच्यते
yatrāha nārado dharmān vṛhatkalpāśritānihaṃ pañcaviṃśasahasrāṇi nāradīyaṃ taducyate
နာရဒသည် ဤနေရာတွင် «မဟာကల్ప»—အကြီးမားဆုံး ရိတု-ကောစမစ် စည်းမျဉ်း—အပေါ် အခြေခံသော ဓမ္မတရားများကို ရှင်းလင်းဟောကြားထားပြီး စုစုပေါင်း ၂၅,၀၀၀ ရှိသော ထိုကျမ်းကို «နာရဒီယ» (Nāradiya) ဟု ခေါ်သည်။
Lord Agni (narrating within the Agni Purana’s discourse to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Text-identification and cataloging: defines the Nāradiya as the work where Nārada teaches dharmas grounded in the ‘Great Kalpa’, quantified as 25,000 verses—useful for recension recognition and curriculum mapping.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Nāradiya: Nārada’s dharma grounded in Bṛhat-kalpa (25,000)","lookup_keywords":["Nāradiya","Nārada dharma","bṛhat-kalpa","pañcaviṃśati-sahasra","smṛti-saṅgraha"],"quick_summary":"Defines the Nāradiya by authorship/voice (Nārada), doctrinal basis (bṛhat-kalpa framework), and textual extent (25,000 verses)."}
Concept: Dharma as codified knowledge anchored in kalpa-order (cosmic-ritual ordinance) and transmitted through authoritative sages.
Application: Use speaker (Nārada), doctrinal basis (kalpa), and verse-count as metadata for organizing dharma literature and verifying citations.
Khanda Section: Dharma-shastra / Smriti-Sangraha (Nārada-smṛti / Nāradiya-dharma)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Sage Nārada teaching dharma from a manuscript, with a cosmic ‘kalpa’ backdrop (cycles/time-wheel) and a subtle indication of the work’s large extent (25,000).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Nārada with vīṇā and palm-leaf manuscript instructing disciples; behind him a stylized time-wheel (kalpa-cakra); earthy reds/greens, bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Nārada seated with vīṇā, gold halo; manuscript and disciples; gold-leaf time-wheel motif; rich jewel tones and ornate borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: instructional manuscript scene—Nārada pointing to written dharma headings ‘bṛhat-kalpa’; neat composition with a time-wheel diagram; delicate lines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: scholarly assembly with Nārada as sage-musician; detailed manuscript folios; marginal diagram of a kalpa time-cycle; fine brushwork and architectural setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional-contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्राह = यत्र + आह (a+a→ā); वृहत्कल्पाश्रितानि = वृहत्-कल्प-आश्रितानि; आश्रितानिहं = आश्रितानि + इह (i+i→ī; written as ‘...निhaṃ’ in continuous text); पञ्चविंशसहस्राणि = पञ्चविंश-सहस्राणि; तदुच्यते = तत् + उच्यते (t+u→du).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Smṛti-saṅgraha style definitions of named dharma texts; Agni Purana purāṇa/smṛti lakṣaṇa cataloging passages
FAQs
It identifies and defines the Nāradiya dharma-text as a codified exposition of dharma grounded in the “Vṛhat-kalpa,” specifying its traditional extent (25,000 verses) and thus its authority as a legal-dharma compendium.
By cataloging and naming an authoritative dharma source (Nāradiya/Nārada-smṛti) with its scope and foundation, the Agni Purana functions as an index of specialized disciplines—here, jurisprudence and dharma-shastra—alongside its other sciences.
Recognizing dharma as a structured, tradition-backed teaching encourages righteous conduct aligned with scriptural norms, which is presented in Purāṇic framing as a cause of merit (puṇya) and social-ethical order.