Shloka 50

The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरेभागे रुक्मांगदधर्मांगदसंवादो नाम नवमोऽध्यायः ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarebhāge rukmāṃgadadharmāṃgadasaṃvādo nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ || 9 ||

Translation

இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீ ப்ருஹந்நாரதீய புராணத்தின் உத்தரபாகத்தில் ‘ருக்மாங்கத–தர்மாங்கத உரையாடல்’ எனப்படும் ஒன்பதாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyopasaṃhāra (वाक्योपसंहार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative/closing particle (इति-समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: in the latter part of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन); multi-member tatpuruṣa: 'in the latter part of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa'

• rukmāṅgada-dharmāṅgada-saṃvādaḥ: the dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada
• rukmāṅgada-dharmāṅgada-saṃvādaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rukmāṅgada (प्रातिपदिक) + dharmāṅgada (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'dialogue of Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada'

• nāma: named
• nāma: Saṃjñā (संज्ञा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Name-indicator particle (नाम-प्रयोगे अव्ययवत्)

• navamaḥ: ninth
• navamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: navama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); ordinal adjective qualifying adhyāyaḥ

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator/colophon style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Rukmāṅgada
• Dharmāṅgada
• Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter; its significance is archival and traditional—preserving the chapter’s name, placement (Uttara-bhāga), and continuity of the sacred narrative.

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

It does not directly teach bhakti; it frames the narrative unit (“Rukmāṅgada–Dharmāṅgada dialogue”) within the Purāṇa, which is where devotional and dharma teachings are delivered.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga instruction appears in this colophon; it functions as textual structuring (adhyāya identification) rather than grammar, astrology, or ritual procedure.