Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 116
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे प्रथमपादे गङ्गामाहात्म्ये भागीरथगङ्गानयनंनाम षोडशोऽध्यायः ॥ १६ ॥
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge prathamapāde gaṅgāmāhātmye bhāgīrathagaṅgānayanaṃnāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 16 ||
ဤသို့ဖြင့် «သီရိ ဘೃಹန္နာရဒီယ ပုရာဏ» ပူရ္ဝဘာဂ၏ ပထမပဒ၌ရှိသော ဂင်္ဂါမဟာတ္မ്യ အခန်းကဏ္ဍတွင် «ဘဂီရထ၏ ဂင်္ဂါကို ခေါ်ဆောင်ခြင်း» ဟူသော ဆယ့်ခြောက်မြောက် အဓ್ಯಾಯ ပြီးဆုံး၏။
Sūta (colophon/section ending; not a spoken dialogue verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
This is a colophon verse marking the completion of Adhyāya 16 in the Gaṅgā-māhātmya, emphasizing the scriptural framing and authority of the Gaṅgā’s glorification within the Narada Purana’s structure.
Indirectly: by closing a chapter devoted to Gaṅgā’s greatness and Bhāgīratha’s sacred act, it supports bhakti through śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of tīrtha-māhātmya, which is treated as a devotional purifier in Purāṇic practice.
It highlights Purāṇic textual organization (adhyāya, pāda, bhāga) and traditional colophon conventions—useful for accurate recitation, cataloging, and citation—rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.