Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

मार्कंडेयसमाख्यानमंबरीषस्य भूपतेः । इंद्रद्युम्नस्य चाख्यानं विद्यापतिकथा शुभा ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

mārkaṃḍeyasamākhyānamaṃbarīṣasya bhūpateḥ | iṃdradyumnasya cākhyānaṃ vidyāpatikathā śubhā || 24 ||

Translation

ได้พรรณนาเรื่องศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของมารกัณฑेयะ เรื่องของพระราชาอัมพรีษะ เรื่องของอินทรทยุมน์ และเรื่องมงคลของวิทยาปติด้วย॥๒๔॥

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयसमाख्यानम्: the narrative of Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेयसमाख्यानम्: Karta/Karma (कर्ता/कर्म; topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक) + समाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मार्कण्डेयस्य समाख्यानम्)

• अम्बरीषस्य: of Ambarīṣa
• अम्बरीषस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बरीष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूपतेः: of the king
• भूपतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इन्द्रद्युम्नस्य: of Indradyumna
• इन्द्रद्युम्नस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• आख्यानम्: narrative; account
• आख्यानम्: Karta/Karma (कर्ता/कर्म; topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विद्यापतिकथा: the story of Vidyāpati
• विद्यापतिकथा: Karta (कर्ता/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्यापति (प्रातिपदिक) + कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विद्यापतेः कथा)

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of कथा)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Ambarīṣa
• Indradyumna
• Vidyāpati

FAQs

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

This verse functions as an anukramaṇikā (contents index), pointing the reader to exemplary dharmic and devotional narratives—saintly sages and righteous kings—meant to inspire śraddhā (faith), sadācāra (right conduct), and bhakti-oriented living.

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

Indirectly: by highlighting celebrated accounts (especially of king-devotees like Ambarīṣa), it signals that bhakti is taught through lived examples—steadfast devotion, adherence to vows, and surrender to the Lord—presented in the upcoming/adjacent sections.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it is a catalog-style pointer within the Purāṇic summary section, organizing narratives for study and recitation (pāṭha/śravaṇa) rather than detailing śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, or jyotiṣa.