Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

इत्येष वैष्णवः खंडो द्वितीयः परिकीर्तितः । अतः परं ब्रह्मखंडं मरीचे श्रृणु पुण्यदम् ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

ityeṣa vaiṣṇavaḥ khaṃḍo dvitīyaḥ parikīrtitaḥ | ataḥ paraṃ brahmakhaṃḍaṃ marīce śrṛṇu puṇyadam || 48 ||

Translation

ดังนี้ไวษณวะ-ขันฑะส่วนที่สองได้พรรณนาโดยครบถ้วนแล้ว บัดนี้ โอ้มรีจิ จงสดับพรหมะ-ขันฑะถัดไป อันบันดาลบุญกุศล

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (thus)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वैष्णवः: Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘खण्डः’ इति विशेषणम्

• खण्डः: section
• खण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• द्वितीयः: second
• द्वितीयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम्

• परिकीर्तितः: has been proclaimed
• परिकीर्तितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु) → कीर्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(एषः) परिकीर्तितः’ = ‘has been proclaimed’

• अतः: thereafter
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/अनन्तरार्थ (thereafter/therefore)

• परम्: next
• परम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोगः (further/next)

• ब्रह्मखण्डम्: the Brahma-section
• ब्रह्मखण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः खण्डः)

• मरीचे: O Marīci
• मरीचे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पुण्यदम्: bestowing merit
• पुण्यदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पुण्यं ददाति इति) — ‘ब्रह्मखण्डम्’ इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narada (narrator/teacher) addressing Marichi

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Marichi
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It marks a deliberate textual transition: completing the Vaiṣṇava-khaṇḍa and introducing the Brahma-khaṇḍa, emphasizing that attentive listening (śravaṇa) to Purāṇic teaching itself is puṇya-producing.

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

By naming the Vaiṣṇava-khaṇḍa as a distinct completed unit, it highlights Viṣṇu-centered devotion as a primary thematic stream, and frames bhakti as something cultivated through hearing and receiving the next teachings in sequence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is the Purāṇic method of śravaṇa—structured study by sections (khaṇḍas) as a disciplined way to absorb dharma and gain puṇya.