Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

ततो माघस्य माहात्म्यं स्नानदानजपोद्भवम् । नानाख्यानसमायुक्तं दशाध्यायैर्निरूपितम् ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

tato māghasya māhātmyaṃ snānadānajapodbhavam | nānākhyānasamāyuktaṃ daśādhyāyairnirūpitam || 40 ||

Translation

ต่อจากนั้น ได้พรรณนามหิมาแห่งเดือนมาฆะ—อันบังเกิดจากบุญแห่งการอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ การให้ทาน และการสวดภาวนา (ชปะ)—พร้อมเรื่องเล่าประกอบมากมาย ในสิบบท

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/क्रम (Anubandha/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• माघस्य: of Māgha (month)
• माघस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness, sacred glory
• माहात्म्यम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नान-दान-जप-उद्भवम्: arising from bathing, charity, and japa
• स्नान-दान-जप-उद्भवम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of माहात्म्यम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक) + जप (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (Tatpurusha): स्नान-दान-जपैः उद्भवः यस्य (arising from bathing, giving, and japa)

• नाना-आख्यान-समायुक्तम्: accompanied by various stories
• नाना-आख्यान-समायुक्तम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of माहात्म्यम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त; सम्+युज् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: नानानि आख्यानानि तैः समायुक्तम् (endowed with various narratives); समायुक्त = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• दश-अध्यायैः: by ten chapters
• दश-अध्यायैः: करण (Karana/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); द्विगु-समासः (Dvigu): दश अध्यायाः (ten chapters)

• निरूपितम्: was described/expounded
• निरूपितम्: क्रिया/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्+रूप् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Kridanta), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः (described/expounded)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents (Anukramanika section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Māgha-māsa observance (Māgha-māhātmya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Māgha (sacred month)

FAQs

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

It signals that the text next teaches Māgha-māhātmya—how spiritual merit is intensified in Māgha through snāna (sacred bathing), dāna (charity), and japa (devotional repetition), supported by instructive stories.

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

By highlighting japa alongside snāna and dāna, the verse frames devotion as a disciplined practice—remembering and reciting the Divine while living a life of purity and generosity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to ritual practice (karmakāṇḍa orientation): calendrical sacred-time observance of Māgha and the prescribed acts—bathing, giving, and japa—commonly structured by traditional vrata and tithi-based discipline.