Shloka 4

Devanagari script

वनानि सप्त संतीह कुरुक्षेत्रस्य मध्यतः । तेषां नामानि वक्ष्यामि पुण्यदानां नृणामिह ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

vanāni sapta saṃtīha kurukṣetrasya madhyataḥ | teṣāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi puṇyadānāṃ nṛṇāmiha || 4 ||

Translation

ଏଠାରେ କୁରୁକ୍ଷେତ୍ରର ମଧ୍ୟଭାଗରେ ସାତଟି ବନ ଅଛି। ଏବେ ମୁଁ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ନାମ କହିବି; ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଏହି ଲୋକରେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟଙ୍କୁ ପୁଣ୍ୟ ଦାନ କରେ ॥ ୪ ॥

Word by Word

• vanāni: forests
• vanāni: Karta (कर्ता/subject of santi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable numeral used adjectivally; qualifying vanāni

• santi: are
• santi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Plural

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place (अत्र/इह)

• kurukṣetrasya: of Kurukṣetra
• kurukṣetrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kurukṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• madhyataḥ: from the middle / in the central region
• madhyataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान/source sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (तसिलन्त), ablatival adverb meaning 'from the middle/within'

• teṣām: of those
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• nāmāni: names
• nāmāni: Karma (कर्म/object of vakṣyāmi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• vakṣyāmi: I will tell
• vakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (future), Parasmaipada, 1st Person, Singular

• puṇya-dānām: of merit-giving
• puṇya-dānām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; विशेषणम् (नृणाम्); तत्पुरुषः (पुण्यं ददाति)

• nṛṇām: of men/people
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (emphatic repetition)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kurukshetra

FAQs

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

It frames Kurukṣetra as a concentrated sacred geography: the seven forests located at its center are presented as puṇya-bestowing spaces, preparing the listener for their names and associated merits.

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

Bhakti is implied through tīrtha-reverence: honoring and approaching sacred places as sanctified by dharma increases merit and supports devotion-oriented living, even before specific deity-worship details are given.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It primarily reflects Purāṇic tīrtha-anukrama (systematic listing of sacred sites). While not a direct Vedāṅga lesson, it supports ritual practice by organizing pilgrimage knowledge used in dharma and vrata observances.