Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 193

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

नागतीर्थस्य च कथा वसिष्टाश्रमवर्णनम् । भद्रकर्णस्य माहात्म्यं त्रिनेत्रस्य ततः परम् ॥ १९३ ॥

Transliteration

nāgatīrthasya ca kathā vasiṣṭāśramavarṇanam | bhadrakarṇasya māhātmyaṃ trinetrasya tataḥ param || 193 ||

Translation

ต่อมามีเรื่องของนาคตีรถะ คำพรรณนาถึงอาศรมของวสิษฐะ มหิมาของภัทรกรณะ และถัดไปยังมีเรื่องของตรีเนตรด้วย

Word by Word

• नागतीर्थस्य: of Nāgatīrtha
• नागतीर्थस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘serpent sacred-ford’; Nāgatīrtha)

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

• कथा: the account
• कथा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वसिष्ठ-आश्रम-वर्णनम्: description of Vasiṣṭha’s āśrama
• वसिष्ठ-आश्रम-वर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘description of Vasiṣṭha’s hermitage’)

• भद्रकर्णस्य: of Bhadrakarṇa
• भद्रकर्णस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘auspicious-eared’; name)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness; sacred glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिनेत्रस्य: of the Three-eyed (Śiva)
• त्रिनेत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिनेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—द्विगुः (‘three-eyed’; epithet of Śiva)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb) ‘thereafter’

• परम्: next/further
• परम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencing)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial use) ‘further/next’

Speaker

Suta (continuing an anukrama/contents-style narration in Purva Bhaga 1.4)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Nāga-tīrtha
• Vasiṣṭha
• Bhadrakarṇa
• Trinetra (Śiva)

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukrama (table-of-contents) verse, signaling upcoming sacred narratives—tīrthas, āśramas, and māhātmyas—meant to inspire pilgrimage, reverence for sages, and faith in the sanctifying power of holy places.

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

Indirectly: by pointing to māhātmyas and tīrtha-kathās, it frames devotion as being nourished through śravaṇa (hearing sacred accounts), smaraṇa (remembrance), and respectful engagement with holy sites and saintly lineages.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this line; it is a topical index. Practically, it supports Purāṇic practice by organizing material for tīrtha-yātrā planning and ritual context (māhātmya-based observances).