Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
कविकल्पः कविदेश्यः प्रकारवचने तथा । पटुजातीयः कुत्सायां वैद्यपाशः प्रशंसने ॥ ५७ ॥
kavikalpaḥ kavideśyaḥ prakāravacane tathā | paṭujātīyaḥ kutsāyāṃ vaidyapāśaḥ praśaṃsane || 57 ||
‘ਕਵਿਕਲਪ’ ਅਤੇ ‘ਕਵਿਦੇਸ਼੍ਯ’—ਇਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ‘ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ/ਢੰਗ’ ਦੱਸਣ ਦੇ ਅਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ‘ਪਟੁਜਾਤੀਯ’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਲਈ, ਅਤੇ ‘ਵੈਦ੍ਯਪਾਸ਼’ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਯੋਗ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/lexical register)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined speech and correct contextual meaning—an aid to dharma and self-clarity—by showing how specific terms shift sense between description, censure, and praise.
Indirectly: bhakti is safeguarded by right understanding and right expression; accurate language prevents misinterpretation of teachings and supports sincere praise (praśaṃsā) of the divine.
Vedāṅga-oriented lexical precision (Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta): recognizing that certain words are conventionally used for ‘mode of expression,’ ‘censure,’ or ‘praise’ depending on context.