Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 120

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

नागेशं चापि गोपारं गौतमं शंखचूडकम् । नारदेशं नंदिकेशं वरुणेश्वरतीर्थकम् ॥ १२० ॥

Transliteration

nāgeśaṃ cāpi gopāraṃ gautamaṃ śaṃkhacūḍakam | nāradeśaṃ naṃdikeśaṃ varuṇeśvaratīrthakam || 120 ||

Translation

ยังทรงกล่าวถึง นาเคศะ โคปาระ โคตมะ และศังคจูฑกะ; อีกทั้ง นารเทศะ นันทิเกศะ และวรุเณศวระ—พร้อมทั้งตีรถะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์แห่งวรุเณศวระด้วย

Word by Word

• नागेशम्: Nāgeśa (Lord of serpents; a shrine/name)
• नागेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नागस्य ईशः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (particle; also/indeed)

• गोपारम्: Gopāra (a place/shrine name)
• गोपारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गौतमम्: Gautama (a place/shrine name)
• गौतमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंखचूडकम्: Śaṅkhacūḍaka (a place/shrine name)
• शंखचूडकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख-चूड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (शंखः चूडः यस्य/शंखचूडः)

• नारदेशम्: Nāradeśa (Lord of Nārada; shrine/name)
• नारदेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नारदस्य ईशः)

• नन्दिकेशम्: Nandikeśa (a place/shrine name)
• नन्दिकेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दि-केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (नन्देः केशः/नन्दिकेशः; नाम)

• वरुणेश्वरतीर्थकम्: Varuṇeśvara-tīrthaka (the Varuṇeśvara sacred ford)
• वरुणेश्वरतीर्थकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण-ईश्वर-तीर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (वरुणस्य ईश्वरः—वरुणेश्वरः; तस्य तीर्थकम्)

Speaker

Suta (continuing the anukramanika-style enumeration as narrated in the Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Nagesha
• Gopara
• Gautama
• Shankhachudaka
• Naradesha
• Nandikesha
• Varunesvara
• Tirtha

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a catalog of revered Śiva-associated names and tīrthas, emphasizing that remembrance and pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) to such kṣetras is a recognized means of acquiring puṇya within the Purāṇic framework.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-smaraṇa and darśana—devotional engagement by reciting and honoring sacred names (Nāgeśa, Nandikeśa, Varuṇeśvara, etc.) and by visiting their holy sites as acts of reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is the Purāṇic application of kalpa-like ritual culture: identifying tīrthas and deity-forms for pilgrimage and worship; the verse itself is an index-style listing rather than a technical exposition of śikṣā or vyākaraṇa.