Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

श्रीमद्भागवतस्यात्र माहात्म्यं कीर्तितं परम् । वज्रशांडिल्यसंवाद अंतर्लीलाप्रकाशकम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

śrīmadbhāgavatasyātra māhātmyaṃ kīrtitaṃ param | vajraśāṃḍilyasaṃvāda aṃtarlīlāprakāśakam || 39 ||

Translation

ที่นี่ได้ประกาศมหิมาสูงสุดแห่งศรีมทภาควตะ—ผ่านบทสนทนาระหว่างวัชระกับศาณฑิลยะ ซึ่งส่องเผยลีลาภายในอันลึกซึ้งของพระผู้เป็นเจ้า

Word by Word

• श्रीमत्-भागवतस्य: of the revered Bhāgavata (Purāṇa)
• श्रीमत्-भागवतस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमत् + भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमत् भागवतम्)

• अत्र: here, in this (text/context)
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• माहात्म्यम्: glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कीर्तितम्: has been recounted
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परम्: supreme, excellent
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (माहात्म्यम् इति) विशेषणम्

• वज्र-शाण्डिल्य-संवादः: the dialogue between Vajra and Śāṇḍilya
• वज्र-शाण्डिल्य-संवादः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + शाण्डिल्य + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद-सम्बन्धः (वज्रशाण्डिल्ययोः संवादः)

• अन्तर्-लीला-प्रकाशकम्: revealing the inner līlā
• अन्तर्-लीला-प्रकाशकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर् + लीला + प्रकाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अन्तर्लीलायाः प्रकाशकम् = that which reveals the inner play)

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Anukramaṇikā-style summary; Bhāgavata Māhātmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmad Bhāgavata
• Vajra
• Śāṇḍilya

FAQs

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

It frames the Śrīmad Bhāgavata as supremely authoritative in devotion, emphasizing that its glory is best understood through a realized dialogue that reveals the Lord’s confidential līlā.

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

By highlighting the Bhāgavata Māhātmya, it points to śravaṇa and kīrtana of the Bhāgavata as a primary bhakti-practice that unveils the Lord’s inner divine reality (antar-līlā).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is textual discernment—recognizing the Bhāgavata’s māhātmya as a guide for devotional study and recitation within Purāṇic tradition.