Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy
अदक्षुद्खिद्छिद्तुदिनुदः पद्यभिद्विद्यतिर्विनद् । शद्सदी स्विद्यतिस्स्कन्दिर्हदी क्रुध्क्षुधिबुध्यती ॥ ७९ ॥
adakṣudkhidchidtudinudaḥ padyabhidvidyatirvinad | śadsadī svidyatisskandirhadī krudhkṣudhibudhyatī || 79 ||
अथ धातवः—अदक्षुद्, खिद्, छिद्, तुदि, नुद; तथा पद्य, भिद्, विद्यति, विनद्; शद्-सदी, स्विद्यति, स्कन्दि, हदी; क्रुध्, क्षुधि, बुध्यती च॥
Sanatkumara (in an instructional enumeration to Narada, within Moksha-dharma/knowledge framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It shows that Moksha-dharma in the Narada Purana also values disciplined knowledge (vidyā), including precise language-science (Vyākaraṇa/Vedāṅga), as a support for clarity in scripture, mantra, and right understanding.
Indirectly: by emphasizing correct verbal knowledge and comprehension (√vid, √budh), it supports accurate recitation and understanding of Vishnu-centered teachings—tools that stabilize devotion through right hearing (śravaṇa) and remembrance.
Vyākaraṇa (grammar) through a technical enumeration of dhātu/verb-forms and their senses—useful for interpreting Vedic/Puranic Sanskrit, preserving textual accuracy, and guiding correct chanting and study.