Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

The Exposition of the Table of Contents of the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa

Devanagari script

सावर्णिर्यत्र भगवान्साक्षाद्देवर्षये स्थितः । नारदाय पुराणार्थं प्राह सर्वमलौकिकम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

sāvarṇiryatra bhagavānsākṣāddevarṣaye sthitaḥ | nāradāya purāṇārthaṃ prāha sarvamalaukikam || 2 ||

Translation

Там Саварни — сам Бхагаван воочию — предстал прямо перед божественным риши и открыл Нараде весь пураннический смысл целиком, дивный и превосходящий обыденное.

Word by Word

• सावर्णिः: Sāvarṇi
• सावर्णिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्ता

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्ता

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: directly/in person)

• देव-ऋषये: to the divine sage
• देव-ऋषये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• स्थितः: was situated/was present
• स्थितः: Kriya (क्रिया/अवस्था)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे विधेय (predicate)

• नारदाय: to Nārada
• नारदाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• पुराण-अर्थम्: the meaning/purport of the Purāṇa
• पुराण-अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (what was spoken)

• प्राह: told/said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of alaukikam)

• अलौकिकम्: otherworldly/marvelous
• अलौकिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलौकिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (as object-content)

Speaker

Suta (narratorial voice in the Anukramanika-style summary)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Savarni
• Narada

FAQs

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

It emphasizes authentic transmission (paramparā): the purāṇic teaching is presented as revealed directly by an exalted authority (Sāvarṇi) to Devarṣi Nārada, making the knowledge ‘alaukika’—transformative and not merely worldly information.

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

By highlighting that purāṇic meaning is received through grace and direct instruction from a divine authority, it supports the bhakti principle that sacred understanding deepens through surrender, reverence, and faithful hearing (śravaṇa) from a realized source.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is methodological—study should follow a trustworthy lineage and proper exposition of meaning (artha) rather than isolated reading.