Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

The Outline (Anukramaṇī) of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Devanagari script

कैशोरे कंसहननं माथुरं चरितं तथा । ततस्तु यौवने प्रोक्ता लीला द्वारवतीभवा ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

kaiśore kaṃsahananaṃ māthuraṃ caritaṃ tathā | tatastu yauvane proktā līlā dvāravatībhavā || 13 ||

Translation

Na Sua meninice descreve-se o abate de Kaṃsa e as façanhas em Mathurā; e depois, na Sua juventude, proclamam-se as līlās divinas ligadas a Dvāravatī (Dvārakā).

Word by Word

• कैशोरे: in adolescence
• कैशोरे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैशोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कंसहननम्: the killing of Kaṃsa
• कंसहननम्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस-हनन (प्रातिपदिक; कंस + हनन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कंसस्य हननम्)

• माथुरम्: of Mathurā/at Mathurā
• माथुरम्: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier of चरितम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माथुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्धितान्त विशेषण (pertaining to Mathurā)

• चरितम्: deeds/episode
• चरितम्: कर्म (कर्म/Predicate content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; √चर् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्तान्त-प्रातिपदिक (deed/acts)

• तथा: also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: 'also/likewise')

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (काल/sequence adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (adverb: 'then/thereafter')

• तु: indeed/and then
• तु: सम्बन्ध (निपात/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: 'but/indeed')

• यौवने: in youth
• यौवने: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रोक्ता: was declared/told
• प्रोक्ता: क्रिया (विधेय/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (लीला इति विशेष्येण सह)

• लीला: divine play/pastime
• लीला: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्वारवतीभवा: occurring in Dvāravatī
• द्वारवतीभवा: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier of लीला)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वारवती-भव (प्रातिपदिक; द्वारवती + भव)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/सम्बन्धार्थः (द्वारवत्यां भवः = arising/occurring in Dvāravatī)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; anukramanika summary narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Kamsa
• Mathura
• Dvaravati (Dvaraka)

FAQs

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

It presents a devotional map of Kṛṣṇa’s līlā in stages—Mathurā (Kaṃsa’s destruction, removal of adharma) and Dvārakā (royal, protective, and dharma-establishing pastimes)—guiding the reader to remember the Lord through a structured sacred chronology.

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

By urging remembrance of Kṛṣṇa’s deeds across life-stages and holy places, it supports bhakti through śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembering): devotion grows by contemplating His protection of devotees and defeat of oppression (Kaṃsa), then His dharmic kingship in Dvārakā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily it reflects Purāṇic anukramaṇikā method—systematic indexing/sequence of narratives—useful for recitation planning and textual organization; it is not a direct teaching of a Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this specific verse.