Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 152

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

ततो वै रेवती चात्र भक्तिकातीर्थसंभवः । क्षेमंकरी च केदारं शुक्लतीर्थमुखारकम् ॥ १५२ ॥

Transliteration

tato vai revatī cātra bhaktikātīrthasaṃbhavaḥ | kṣemaṃkarī ca kedāraṃ śuklatīrthamukhārakam || 152 ||

Translation

ต่อจากนั้น ในเรื่องนี้กล่าวถึง เรวตี และภักติกา—ผู้บังเกิดเป็นสถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์สำหรับสรงน้ำ (ตีรถะ); อีกทั้ง เกษมังกรี และเกดาระ ผู้เลื่องชื่อว่าเป็นประธานแห่งศุกละตีรถะ

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (thereafter/from there)

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

• रेवती: Revatī (name)
• रेवती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• भक्तिका-तीर्थ-सम्भवः: Bhaktikā-tīrtha-sambhava (one arising from that tīrtha; name)
• भक्तिका-तीर्थ-सम्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्तिका + तीर्थ + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः भक्तिका-तीर्थ-सम्भव (तत्पुरुषः: ‘arising from the Bhaktikā-tīrtha’)

• क्षेमंकरी: Kṣemaṃkarī (bringer of welfare; name)
• क्षेमंकरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेमंकरि/क्षेमंकरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः क्षेमं-करि (कर्मधारयः/उपपद: ‘welfare-making’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• केदारम्: Kedāra (name/place)
• केदारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शुक्ल-तीर्थ-मुख-अरकम्: Śuklatīrtha-mukhāraka (name)
• शुक्ल-तीर्थ-मुख-अरकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल + तीर्थ + मुख + अरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः शुक्लतीर्थ-मुख-अरक (तत्पुरुषः; बहुपद-समास)

Speaker

Suta (narrating an anukramanika-style enumeration, within the broader Narada–Sanatkumara transmission)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Revatī
• Bhaktikā
• Kṣemaṅkarī
• Kedāra
• Śukla-tīrtha

FAQs

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

It functions as a sacred-geography index (anukramaṇikā), naming tīrthas whose remembrance and visitation are treated as dharmic acts that purify and confer spiritual welfare.

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

By highlighting a tīrtha named Bhaktikā and placing it among revered pilgrimage sites, the verse links bhakti with tīrtha-sevā—devotional practice expressed through pilgrimage, worship, and reverent remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Purāṇic anukramaṇikā methodology—systematic cataloguing of names/places for recitation and reference; it supports ritual practice by identifying tīrthas relevant for snāna, dāna, and vrata observances.