Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy
ऋष्युदात्तेज्जुषीपूर्वा अत्मनेपदिनोर्णवाः । व्रश्चादय उदात्तेतः प्रोक्ताः पंचाधिकं शतम् ॥ ५८ ॥
ṛṣyudāttejjuṣīpūrvā atmanepadinorṇavāḥ | vraścādaya udāttetaḥ proktāḥ paṃcādhikaṃ śatam || 58 ||
‘ரிஷ்யுதாத்த’ முதல் ‘ஜுஷீ’ முன்னொட்டுடையவை வரை ‘ஆத்மநேபத ரூபங்களின் கடல்’ எனும் வகுப்பு கூறப்பட்டது. மேலும் ‘வ்ரஷ்ச’ முதலான உதாத்த-சுரத்தாதுக்கள் நூற்று ஐந்து என உரைக்கப்பட்டன।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/vedanga-oriented passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes that correct Vedic sound—especially accent (udātta) and grammatical voice (Ātmanepada)—is part of disciplined sacred learning, supporting purity of recitation that traditionally undergirds dharma and inner clarity.
Indirectly: it shows that devotion is strengthened by precise śruti-based practice—careful chanting and correct forms—so that worship and mantra-recitation are performed without error.
Vedanga knowledge of Śikṣā (phonetics/accents like udātta) and Vyākaraṇa (verbal classification such as Ātmanepada), including enumerating specific root-groups (e.g., vraśc-ādi) and their accent properties.