Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

केदाराख्या च धर्मेश कथा विष्णुभुजोद्भवा । वीरेश्वरसमाख्यानं गंगामाहात्म्यकीर्तनम् ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

kedārākhyā ca dharmeśa kathā viṣṇubhujodbhavā | vīreśvarasamākhyānaṃ gaṃgāmāhātmyakīrtanam || 89 ||

Translation

ยังมีตอนว่าด้วยเกดาระ เรื่องของธรรมเมศะผู้บังเกิดจากพระกรของพระวิษณุ ตำนานวีเรศวร และการขับสรรเสริญมหิมาแห่งพระคงคา

Word by Word

• केदार-आख्या: called ‘Kedāra’
• केदार-आख्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘named (as) Kedāra’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• धर्मेश: Dharmeśa
• धर्मेश: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय-प्राय): ‘Dharmeśa (Lord of Dharma)’

• कथा: story/account
• कथा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• विष्णुभुज-उद्भवा: arisen from Viṣṇu’s arm
• विष्णुभुज-उद्भवा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णुभुज (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘arisen from Viṣṇu’s arm’ (agreeing with कथा)

• वीरेश्वर-समाख्यानम्: the detailed account of Vīreśvara
• वीरेश्वर-समाख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + समाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘full account of Vīreśvara’

• गङ्गा-माहात्म्य-कीर्तनम्: recitation of Gaṅgā’s glory
• गङ्गा-माहात्म्य-कीर्तनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘recitation/praise of the glory of Gaṅgā’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Dharmeśa
• Kedāra
• Vīreśvara
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramaṇikā (index) verse, pointing the reader to sacred narratives—Kedāra, Vīreśvara, and Gaṅgā-māhātmya—where devotion, pilgrimage, and dharma are taught through tīrtha-glorification.

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

By directing attention to Viṣṇu-linked origins ("born from Viṣṇu’s arm") and to the hearing/recitation of māhātmya, it emphasizes bhakti practices such as śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (praise) centered on Viṣṇu and holy tīrthas.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; instead it signals a Purāṇic catalog of tīrtha-māhātmya material used for ritual orientation—where to go, what to honor, and what to recite.