Shloka 33

The Determination of the Extent of the Sacred Field and Related Matters

Kurukṣetra Māhātmya

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे बृहदुपाख्याने उत्तरभागे वसुमोहिनीसंवादे कुरुक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये क्षेत्रप्रमाणादिनिरूपणं नाम । चतुष्षष्टितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe bṛhadupākhyāne uttarabhāge vasumohinīsaṃvāde kurukṣetramāhātmye kṣetrapramāṇādinirūpaṇaṃ nāma | catuṣṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 64 ||

Translation

இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீப்ருஹந்நாரதீய புராணத்தின் ப்ருஹதுபாக்யான உத்தரபாகத்தில் வசு–மோகினீ உரையாடலுக்குட்பட்ட குருக்ஷேத்ர மாஹாத்ம்யத்தில் “க்ஷேத்ரப் பரிமாணாதி நிரூபணம்” எனும் அறுபத்துநான்காம் அதிகாரம் நிறைவுற்றது ॥ ६४ ॥

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the venerable Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विशेषण-विशेष्यसम्बन्धः)

• bṛhat-upākhyāne: in the great secondary narrative (upākhyāna)
• bṛhat-upākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; कर्मधारय-समासः

• uttara-bhāge: in the latter section
• uttara-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समासः

• vasu-mohinī-saṃvāde: in the dialogue of Vasu and Mohinī
• vasu-mohinī-saṃvāde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक) + mohinī (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: वसोः मोहिन्याः संवादः)

• kurukṣetra-māhātmye: in the (section on) the greatness of Kurukṣetra
• kurukṣetra-māhātmye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kurukṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समासः

• kṣetra-pramāṇa-ādi-nirūpaṇam: the exposition of the field’s measurements and so on
• kṣetra-pramāṇa-ādi-nirūpaṇam: Karta (कर्ता/heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + nirūpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समासः (आदि-समुच्चयः)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/title marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), naming particle (नाम-शब्दः शीर्षकसूचकः)

• catuṣ-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: sixty-fourth
• catuṣ-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catuṣ-ṣaṣṭi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + -tama (तमत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम्; द्विगु-समासः (संख्यापूर्वपदः)

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

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/narrative closure identifying the text section and chapter)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vasu
• Mohinī
• Kurukṣetra
• Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse that sanctifies and seals the teaching-unit, identifying the Kurukṣetra Māhātmya chapter and its topic—defining the sacred field’s extent—so readers know the precise scope of the dharmic guidance being transmitted.

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

Indirectly: by framing Kurukṣetra as a revered tīrtha and specifying the chapter’s focus, it supports bhakti through tīrtha-smaraṇa (remembering holy places) and regulated pilgrimage practice, which Purāṇas present as devotion expressed through sacred geography.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to pramāṇa-nirūpaṇa (measurement/definition) of a kṣetra—practical sacred-topography used for correct tīrtha observance; while not a direct Vedāṅga lesson, it aligns with applied ritual correctness (proper place-boundaries for rites and vows).