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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā

Synopsis / Table of Contents

वज्रांगस्य तु संभूति स्तारकोत्पत्तिरेव च । तारकासुरमाहात्म्यं ब्रह्मदेवानुकीर्तनम् ॥ १९ ॥

vajrāṃgasya tu saṃbhūti stārakotpattireva ca | tārakāsuramāhātmyaṃ brahmadevānukīrtanam || 19 ||

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वज्राङ्गस्यof Vajrāṅga
वज्राङ्गस्य:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootवज्राङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: वज्र इव अङ्गं यस्य (वज्राङ्गः) तस्य
तुindeed; but
तु:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे ‘but/indeed’
सम्भूतिःorigin; birth
सम्भूतिः:
Karta (कर्ता) / Topic (विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootसम् + भू (धातु) → सम्भूति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
स्तारक-उत्पत्तिःthe birth of Tāraka
स्तारक-उत्पत्तिः:
Karta (कर्ता) / Topic (विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootतारक (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: तारकस्य उत्पत्तिः
एवindeed; just
एव:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)
and
:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
तारक-असुर-माहात्म्यम्the greatness/story of the demon Tāraka
तारक-असुर-माहात्म्यम्:
Karma (कर्म) / Topic (विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootतारक (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: तारकासुरस्य माहात्म्यम्
ब्रह्म-देव-अनुकीर्तनम्recounting of Brahmā (the god)
ब्रह्म-देव-अनुकीर्तनम्:
Karma (कर्म) / Topic (विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुकीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ब्रह्मदेवस्य अनुकीर्तनम्

Suta (summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramanika section)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

V
Vajrāṅga
S
Stāraka
T
Tārakāsura
B
Brahmā
D
Devas

FAQs

This verse functions as an anukramaṇikā (topical index), signaling that the Purāṇa preserves memory of cosmic lineages and Deva–Asura histories as a framework for understanding dharma and the unfolding of divine order.

Direct bhakti instruction is not stated here; instead, it points to narrative sections (Brahmā, the Devas, and major asura episodes) that typically culminate in reaffirming divine sovereignty—supporting bhakti through remembrance (smaraṇa) and hearing (śravaṇa) of sacred history.

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it is a cataloguing verse that organizes purāṇic subject matter for systematic study and recitation.