Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83

योगस्वरूप-धारणा-समाधि-वर्णनम् (केशिध्वजोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे द्वितीयपादे सप्तचत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge dvitīyapāde saptacatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 47 ||

Translation

Так завершается сорок седьмая глава священной «Бриханнярадия-пураны» в Первой части (Пурвабхага), во Втором разделе (Двития-пада).

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/closure)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative/closure particle)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-समासः (title-compound)

• pūrva-bhāge: in the former part
• pūrva-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = ‘पूर्वः भागः’

• dvitīya-pāde: in the second section (pāda)
• dvitīya-pāde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = ‘द्वितीयः पादः’

• sapta-catvāriṃśattamaḥ: forty-seventh
• sapta-catvāriṃśattamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of adhyāyaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + catvāriṃśat (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + -tama (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (numeral compound) + तमप् (ordinal)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Topic heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (colophon statement; not a spoken dialogue line)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of Adhyaya 47; its significance is archival and traditional—confirming the text’s division (Pūrvabhāga, Dvitīya-pāda) and preserving the integrity of transmission.

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

It does not directly teach bhakti; it closes the chapter in the Mokṣa-dharma section where such teachings typically occur, serving as a formal endpoint rather than a doctrinal statement.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga topic is taught here; the verse reflects textual organization and manuscript convention (colophon practice) used to track books, sections (pāda), and chapters.