Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12

The Description of the Anukramaṇikā (Chapter-wise Summary) of the Varāha Purāṇa

Devanagari script

गोकर्णस्य च माहात्म्यं कीर्तितं पापनाशनम् । इत्येवं पूर्वभागोऽयं पुराणस्य निरूपितः ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

gokarṇasya ca māhātmyaṃ kīrtitaṃ pāpanāśanam | ityevaṃ pūrvabhāgo'yaṃ purāṇasya nirūpitaḥ || 12 ||

Translation

มหิมาแห่งโคกรรณะอันทำลายบาปได้ถูกสรรเสริญแล้ว; ด้วยประการฉะนี้ ภาคปูรวะของปุราณะนี้จึงได้ถูกแสดงไว้.

Word by Word

• गो-कर्णस्य: of Gokarṇa
• गो-कर्णस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गोः कर्णः इति नाम)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness/glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कीर्तितम्: has been praised/related
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (माहात्म्यम् इति कर्म)

• पाप-नाशनम्: destroyer of sins
• पाप-नाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; माहात्म्यम् इति विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य नाशनम्)

• इति-एवम्: thus, in this way
• इति-एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय) + एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययद्वय-प्रयोगः; वाक्यसमापन/निगमन (concluding particle: thus, in this manner)

• पूर्व-भागः: the former part
• पूर्व-भागः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (पूर्वः भागः)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुराणस्य: of the Purāṇa
• पुराणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• निरूपितः: has been set forth/described
• निरूपितः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-रूप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (पूर्वभागः इति कर्तृपद-सम्बन्धः)

Speaker

Narada (summarizing the Purva-bhaga in an anukramanika-style close)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Gokarna

FAQs

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

It functions as a concluding marker: the Purāṇa’s earlier section is summarized as having included the pāpa-nāśana (sin-destroying) glory of Gokarṇa, emphasizing tīrtha-mahātmya as a means of purification.

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

By highlighting “māhātmya” (sacred glory), it supports bhakti through śravaṇa-kīrtana—hearing and proclaiming holy places and their sanctity—an accessible devotional practice linked with inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it is primarily an anukramaṇikā-style summary statement pointing to tīrtha-mahātmya and dharmic purification.