Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

The Description of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa’s Table of Contents

Anukramaṇī

Devanagari script

अग्नीनां विजयश्चाथ कालसद्भाववर्णनम् । प्रियव्रतान्वयोद्देशः पृथिव्यायामविस्तरः ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

agnīnāṃ vijayaścātha kālasadbhāvavarṇanam | priyavratānvayoddeśaḥ pṛthivyāyāmavistaraḥ || 7 ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ଅଗ୍ନିମାନଙ୍କ ବିଜୟ, କାଳର ସତ୍ୟ ସ୍ୱରୂପର ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା, ପ୍ରିୟବ୍ରତଙ୍କ ବଂଶର ସଂକ୍ଷିପ୍ତ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ, ଏବଂ ପୃଥିବୀର ଆୟାମ-ବିସ୍ତାରର ବିଶଦ ବିବରଣୀ ଅଛି।

Word by Word

• अग्नीनाम्: of the fires/Agni(s)
• अग्नीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• विजयः: victory
• विजयः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

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

• अथ: then/next
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• काल-सद्भाव-वर्णनम्: description of the reality/nature of time
• काल-सद्भाव-वर्णनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + सद्भाव (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'कालस्य सद्भावस्य वर्णनम्'

• प्रियव्रत-अन्वय-उद्देशः: outline of Priyavrata's lineage
• प्रियव्रत-अन्वय-उद्देशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियव्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'प्रियव्रतस्य अन्वयस्य उद्देशः'

• पृथिव्याम्: on the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• आयाम-विस्तरः: extent and breadth (dimensions)
• आयाम-विस्तरः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयाम (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (copulative): 'आयामश्च विस्तारश्च' (collectively)

Speaker

Suta (Suta Ugrasravas) summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents (Anukramanika style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Fires/Agni-deities)
• Kala (Time)
• Priyavrata
• Prithivi (Earth)

FAQs

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

It functions as an Anukramanika (table-of-contents) verse, signaling that the Purana will treat cosmic order through Agni (sacrificial power), Kala (Time as a governing principle), righteous royal lineages (Priyavrata), and the structured universe (earth’s measured expanse).

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

Indirectly: by framing the cosmos—Agni (yajña), Kala (divine governance), and dharmic dynasties—as arenas where devotion is practiced and protected; later sections typically connect such order to worship and service of the Supreme.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points toward Purāṇic cosmology and calendrical awareness: discussion of Kala supports time-reckoning used in ritual timing (linked to Jyotiṣa), while Agni’s “victory” relates to yajña-centered ritual theology.