Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

प्रभावश्चापि गंगाया गंगानामसहस्रकम् । वाराणसीप्रशंसा च भैरवाविर्भवस्ततः ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

prabhāvaścāpi gaṃgāyā gaṃgānāmasahasrakam | vārāṇasīpraśaṃsā ca bhairavāvirbhavastataḥ || 80 ||

Translation

ଏଠାରେ ଗଙ୍ଗାଙ୍କ ମହିମା, ‘ଗଙ୍ଗା-ସହସ୍ରନାମ’, ବାରାଣସୀର ପ୍ରଶଂସା ଏବଂ ତଦନନ୍ତରେ ଭୈରବଙ୍କ ଆବିର୍ଭାବ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣିତ।

Word by Word

• प्रभावः: (the) greatness/effect
• प्रभावः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also)

• गंगायाः: of the Ganga
• गंगायाः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गंगा: Ganga
• गंगा: Sambandha (समास-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समासे पूर्वपद (as first member in genitive tatpuruṣa), प्रातिपदिक-रूप

• नाम: names
• नाम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural) — समासे मध्यपद

• सहस्रकम्: a thousand (set)
• सहस्रकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गंगानामसहस्रकम्: the thousand names of Ganga
• गंगानामसहस्रकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + नामन् + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): ‘गङ्गायाः नाम्नां सहस्रकम्’

• वाराणसी: Varanasi
• वाराणसी: Sambandha (समास-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (as first member in compound)

• प्रशंसा: praise
• प्रशंसा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाराणसीप्रशंसा: praise of Varanasi
• वाराणसीप्रशंसा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी + प्रशंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘वाराणस्याः प्रशंसा’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भैरव: Bhairava
• भैरव: Sambandha (समास-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (as first member in compound)

• आविर्भवः: manifestation/appearance
• आविर्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आविर्भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भैरवाविर्भवः: manifestation of Bhairava
• भैरवाविर्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव + आविर्भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘भैरवस्य आविर्भावः’

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): ‘thereafter/from that’

Speaker

Sage Narada (topic-summary narration to the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ganga
• Varanasi (Kashi)
• Bhairava

FAQs

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

This verse functions as an anukramaṇikā (contents-style) marker, highlighting that the text proceeds to sacred geography and devotion: Gaṅgā’s purifying power, her sahasranāma as a devotional practice, Kāśī’s tirtha-mahātmyā, and Bhairava’s appearance as a protector-linked sacred narrative.

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

Bhakti is indicated through stotra-practice and nāma-japa: the “Gaṅgā-nāma-sahasra” points to devotion via recitation of divine names, while praise of Kāśī and Bhairava frames pilgrimage and reverence as supportive limbs of devotional life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; instead it catalogs upcoming tirtha-mahātmyā and stotra material, which is practically applied through ritual recitation (nāma-sahasra) and pilgrimage observances.