Narada Purana
नारदपुराण
The Purana of Sage Narada
Bhakti, music, vratas, and dharma -- Sage Narada's comprehensive transmission of devotion, sacred arts, and righteous living.
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The Narada Purana is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, narrated primarily by Sage Narada. It uniquely combines bhakti-yoga teachings with detailed instructions on sangita-shastra (musicology), vrata-kalpas (sacred observances), pilgrimage accounts, and a comprehensive dharma encyclopedia. The text spans two Bhagas with 207 adhyayas and 16,918 shlokas.
How This Book Is Organised
The Narada Purana is divided into two Bhagas, with the Purva Bhaga further subdivided into four Padas.
Bhagas
Two parts of the text
Padas
Quarters within Purva Bhaga
Adhyayas
Chapters within each section
Shlokas
Verses read one by one
Available Reading Features
Original Sanskrit verses (Devanagari)
Transliteration for guided reading
Word-by-word meanings
Clear, faithful translations
Bhakti layers, sangita-shastra, vrata context, and dharma encyclopedia
Bhagas of the Narada Purana
The Narada Purana is traditionally divided into two Bhagas.
Each Bhaga illuminates a distinct dimension of Narada's wisdom.
Pūrvabhāga
The First Part -- Narada's Bhakti Teachings
The Purva Bhaga covers creation doctrines, pilgrimage accounts, vrata-kalpa instructions, sangita-shastra, and Narada's transmission of bhakti-yoga across four padas and 125 adhyayas.
Uttarabhāga
The Second Part -- Dharma Encyclopedia
The Uttara Bhaga synthesises dharma-shastra, cosmology, Hari-Hara teachings, and philosophical discourses across 82 adhyayas in a single continuous section.