Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
प्राग्रीयानुभवाख्यानममृतापरिकीर्त्तनम् । कल्पे कल्पे पृथङ् नाम नर्मदायाः प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ११० ॥
prāgrīyānubhavākhyānamamṛtāparikīrttanam | kalpe kalpe pṛthaṅ nāma narmadāyāḥ prakīrtitam || 110 ||
นี่คือเรื่องเล่าประสบการณ์โบราณ เป็นการสรรเสริญดุจน้ำอมฤต ในทุกกัลป์ พระแม่นันมทาได้รับการสดุดีด้วยนามที่แตกต่างกัน
Narada (in an anukramanika/summarizing register, within the Narada Purana’s cataloguing style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames the Narmadā as a timeless tīrtha whose sanctity persists across cosmic cycles (kalpas), with her praise described as “nectar-like,” emphasizing the purifying power of remembering and recounting sacred geography.
By presenting “parikīrtana” (celebratory proclamation) as amṛta-like, it aligns with bhakti practice where praising and remembering sacred realities (like holy rivers and their glories) becomes a devotional act that nourishes faith.
The verse implicitly uses Purāṇic cosmological time-reckoning (kalpa), a practical framework closely tied to Jyotiṣa-style calendrical/cosmic cycles, to contextualize how tīrtha traditions and names vary across ages.