Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 8
Dānādi-māhātmya — The Glory of Gifts, Manuscript-Donation, and Purāṇic Transmission
यत्राह नारदो धर्मान् वृहत्कल्पाश्रितानिहं पञ्चविंशसहस्राणि नारदीयं तदुच्यते
yatrāha nārado dharmān vṛhatkalpāśritānihaṃ pañcaviṃśasahasrāṇi nāradīyaṃ taducyate
Aquele (tratado) em que Nārada aqui expôs as leis (dharmas) alicerçadas no Grande Kalpa—totalizando vinte e cinco mil (versos)—é chamado Nāradiya.
Lord Agni (narrating within the Agni Purana’s discourse to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Text-identification and cataloging: defines the Nāradiya as the work where Nārada teaches dharmas grounded in the ‘Great Kalpa’, quantified as 25,000 verses—useful for recension recognition and curriculum mapping.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Nāradiya: Nārada’s dharma grounded in Bṛhat-kalpa (25,000)","lookup_keywords":["Nāradiya","Nārada dharma","bṛhat-kalpa","pañcaviṃśati-sahasra","smṛti-saṅgraha"],"quick_summary":"Defines the Nāradiya by authorship/voice (Nārada), doctrinal basis (bṛhat-kalpa framework), and textual extent (25,000 verses)."}
Concept: Dharma as codified knowledge anchored in kalpa-order (cosmic-ritual ordinance) and transmitted through authoritative sages.
Application: Use speaker (Nārada), doctrinal basis (kalpa), and verse-count as metadata for organizing dharma literature and verifying citations.
Khanda Section: Dharma-shastra / Smriti-Sangraha (Nārada-smṛti / Nāradiya-dharma)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Sage Nārada teaching dharma from a manuscript, with a cosmic ‘kalpa’ backdrop (cycles/time-wheel) and a subtle indication of the work’s large extent (25,000).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Nārada with vīṇā and palm-leaf manuscript instructing disciples; behind him a stylized time-wheel (kalpa-cakra); earthy reds/greens, bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Nārada seated with vīṇā, gold halo; manuscript and disciples; gold-leaf time-wheel motif; rich jewel tones and ornate borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: instructional manuscript scene—Nārada pointing to written dharma headings ‘bṛhat-kalpa’; neat composition with a time-wheel diagram; delicate lines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: scholarly assembly with Nārada as sage-musician; detailed manuscript folios; marginal diagram of a kalpa time-cycle; fine brushwork and architectural setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional-contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्राह = यत्र + आह (a+a→ā); वृहत्कल्पाश्रितानि = वृहत्-कल्प-आश्रितानि; आश्रितानिहं = आश्रितानि + इह (i+i→ī; written as ‘...निhaṃ’ in continuous text); पञ्चविंशसहस्राणि = पञ्चविंश-सहस्राणि; तदुच्यते = तत् + उच्यते (t+u→du).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Smṛti-saṅgraha style definitions of named dharma texts; Agni Purana purāṇa/smṛti lakṣaṇa cataloging passages
FAQs
It identifies and defines the Nāradiya dharma-text as a codified exposition of dharma grounded in the “Vṛhat-kalpa,” specifying its traditional extent (25,000 verses) and thus its authority as a legal-dharma compendium.
By cataloging and naming an authoritative dharma source (Nāradiya/Nārada-smṛti) with its scope and foundation, the Agni Purana functions as an index of specialized disciplines—here, jurisprudence and dharma-shastra—alongside its other sciences.
Recognizing dharma as a structured, tradition-backed teaching encourages righteous conduct aligned with scriptural norms, which is presented in Purāṇic framing as a cause of merit (puṇya) and social-ethical order.