Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

Kūrmāpurāṇa-Anukramaṇikā

Index/Summary of the Kūrma Purāṇa

Devanagari script

आत्रेयवंशकथनं कृष्णस्यं चरितं शुभम् । मार्तंडकृष्णसंवादो व्यासपाण्डवसंकथा ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

ātreyavaṃśakathanaṃ kṛṣṇasyaṃ caritaṃ śubham | mārtaṃḍakṛṣṇasaṃvādo vyāsapāṇḍavasaṃkathā || 9 ||

Translation

आत्रेयवंशकथनं, कृष्णस्य शुभं चरितं, मार्तण्डकृष्णसंवादं, व्यासपाण्डवसंबन्धकथां च समाहृत्य कथयति ॥

Word by Word

• आत्रेय-वंश-कथनम्: the telling of Ātreya’s lineage
• आत्रेय-वंश-कथनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्रेय + वंश + कथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आत्रेयस्य वंशः, तस्य कथनम्)

• कृष्णस्य: of Krishna
• कृष्णस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• चरितम्: deeds; life-story
• चरितम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; √चर्-धातुज)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विशेषण (qualifier) of चरितम्

• मार्तण्ड-कृष्ण-संवादः: the dialogue between Mārtaṇḍa and Krishna
• मार्तण्ड-कृष्ण-संवादः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्तण्ड + कृष्ण + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—द्वन्द्वः (मार्तण्डश्च कृष्णश्च, तयोः संवादः)

• व्यास-पाण्डव-संकथा: the connected narrative of Vyāsa and the Pāṇḍavas
• व्यास-पाण्डव-संकथा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास + पाण्डव + संकथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (व्यासस्य पाण्डवानां च संकथा/सम्बद्धकथा)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Anukramanika/contents)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Atreya
• Krishna
• Martanda
• Vyasa
• Pandavas

FAQs

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

This verse functions as an Anukramanika (table-of-contents) marker, indicating that sacred lineages and exemplary lives—especially Kṛṣṇa’s auspicious conduct—are preserved as dharmic models and as aids to remembrance (smaraṇa) of the divine.

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

By highlighting Kṛṣṇa-carita and a direct dialogue involving Kṛṣṇa, the verse points to bhakti’s core practice in Purāṇas: hearing (śravaṇa) and reflecting on the Lord’s deeds and teachings as a means to deepen devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it is a topical index entry. Its practical takeaway is the Purāṇic method of organizing teachings through genealogy (vaṃśa) and narrative (kathā) for easy study and recitation.