Shloka 98

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे वसुमोहिनीसंवादे पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्ये द्विपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge vasumohinīsaṃvāde puruṣottamamāhātmye dvipaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 52 ||

Translation

Assim termina o quinquagésimo segundo capítulo, intitulado «A Grandeza de Puruṣottama», no diálogo entre Vasu e Mohinī, no Uttara-bhāga do Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative/end marker)

• श्री: venerable; sacred
• श्री: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; उपसर्गवत् आदरार्थक-पूर्वपद (honorific)

• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: in the Uttara section of the Brihan-Naradiya Purana
• बृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् + नारदीय + पुराण + उत्तर + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-समासः (मुख्यतः तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला) — ‘बृहन्नारदीयपुराणस्य उत्तरभागे’

• वसुमोहिनीसंवादे: in the dialogue of Vasu and Mohini
• वसुमोहिनीसंवादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु + मोहिनी + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वसोः मोहिन्याः संवादः)

• पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्ये: in the section on the greatness of Purushottama
• पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुरुषोत्तमस्य माहात्म्यम्)

• द्विपंचाशत्तमः: fifty-second
• द्विपंचाशत्तमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + पञ्चाशत् + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal) — ‘52nd’

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator / colophon (textual closure marker; not a spoken verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• Puruṣottama
• Vasu
• Mohinī

FAQs

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

This is a colophon that formally closes the chapter on Puruṣottama’s greatness, signaling that the preceding teaching is complete and ready to be received, remembered, and recited as a unified māhātmya.

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

Indirectly: by naming the section “Puruṣottama-māhātmya,” it frames the chapter’s content as praise of the Supreme Person (often identified with Viṣṇu), a classic bhakti mode of instruction through glorification and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects textual and recitational discipline (a practical aid to pāṭha and citation): identifying book section (uttara-bhāga), dialogue frame (saṃvāda), topic (māhātmya), and chapter number—useful for accurate transmission rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.