Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
कविकल्पः कविदेश्यः प्रकारवचने तथा । पटुजातीयः कुत्सायां वैद्यपाशः प्रशंसने ॥ ५७ ॥
kavikalpaḥ kavideśyaḥ prakāravacane tathā | paṭujātīyaḥ kutsāyāṃ vaidyapāśaḥ praśaṃsane || 57 ||
‘కవికల్ప’ మరియు ‘కవిదేశ్య’—ఈ రెండూ ‘ప్రకారం/రీతి’ చెప్పే అర్థంలో వాడబడతాయి. అలాగే ‘పటుజాతీయ’ అనే పదం నిందార్థంలో, ‘వైద్యపాశ’ అనే పదం ప్రశంసార్థంలో ప్రయోగించబడుతుంది.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/lexical register)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined speech and correct contextual meaning—an aid to dharma and self-clarity—by showing how specific terms shift sense between description, censure, and praise.
Indirectly: bhakti is safeguarded by right understanding and right expression; accurate language prevents misinterpretation of teachings and supports sincere praise (praśaṃsā) of the divine.
Vedāṅga-oriented lexical precision (Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta): recognizing that certain words are conventionally used for ‘mode of expression,’ ‘censure,’ or ‘praise’ depending on context.