Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy
स्वरितेदुर्णुञाख्यातो धातुरेको मुनीश्वर । घुमुखास्त्रय उद्दिष्टाः परस्मैपदिनस्तथा ॥ ३९ ॥
svaritedurṇuñākhyāto dhātureko munīśvara | ghumukhāstraya uddiṣṭāḥ parasmaipadinastathā || 39 ||
முனீஸ்வரரே, ‘ஸ்வரித–ஏத்–உர்–ணுஞ்’ எனும் ஒரே தாது புகழ்பெற்றது. அதுபோல ‘கு’ முதலாக வரும் மூன்று வடிவங்களும் கற்பிக்கப்படுகின்றன; அவையும் பரஸ்மைபதியாகும்.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instructing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
The verse shows that even highly technical śāstra—here, vyākaraṇa classifications of dhātus and parasmaipada—belongs to the broader discipline of right knowledge (jñāna) that supports clarity of scripture-study, which in turn steadies mokṣa-oriented inquiry.
Indirectly: by stressing precise śāstric understanding of sacred language, it supports accurate recitation and comprehension of Vishnu-stuti and Purāṇic teaching—foundational aids for disciplined bhakti and śravaṇa (listening).
Vedāṅga Vyākaraṇa: identification of dhātu markers and the parasmaipada category, reflecting the tradition’s technical rules for analyzing verbal roots and their conjugational behavior.