Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa

Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

तपसां च व्रतानां च फलानां संप्रकाशकम् । मंत्राणां चैव यंत्राणां वेदांगानां विभागशः ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

tapasāṃ ca vratānāṃ ca phalānāṃ saṃprakāśakam | maṃtrāṇāṃ caiva yaṃtrāṇāṃ vedāṃgānāṃ vibhāgaśaḥ || 35 ||

Translation

คัมภีร์นี้อธิบายผลแห่งตบะและวรตะให้กระจ่าง และยังแจกแจงมนตร์ ยันตร์ และหมวดหมู่เวทางคะอย่างเป็นลำดับ.

Word by Word

• तपसाम्: of austerities
• तपसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• व्रतानाम्: of vows
• व्रतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• फलानाम्: of fruits/results
• फलानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• सम्-प्रकाशकम्: fully illuminating/explaining
• सम्-प्रकाशकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकाशक (कृदन्त; √काश्/√प्रकाश् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपसर्ग ‘सम्-’ सहित, ‘प्रकाशक’ (कर्तरि)

• मन्त्राणाम्: of mantras
• मन्त्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle)

• यन्त्राणाम्: of yantras
• यन्त्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• वेद-अङ्गानाम्: of the limbs of the Veda (Vedāṅgas)
• वेद-अङ्गानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; ‘वेदस्य अङ्गानि’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• विभाग-शः: by divisions, separately
• विभाग-शः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विभाग (प्रातिपदिक) + शस् (अव्ययीभाव-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); ‘विभागशः’ = विभागेन/विभागतः (according to divisions)

Speaker

Sage Narada (describing contents in summary form within Book 1.4)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that the text functions as a practical dharma-guide: it clarifies how tapas (austerity) and vrata (vowed observances) mature into specific spiritual and worldly results, and it organizes the supporting Vedic sciences needed to perform them correctly.

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

By emphasizing vrata, mantra, and disciplined practice, the verse frames devotion as lived sādhanā—bhakti supported by regulated observances and correct ritual knowledge—so that devotion is not merely sentiment but a structured spiritual path.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to the systematic division of the Vedāṅgas—such as Kalpa (ritual procedure), Jyotiṣa (sacred time/astrology), and Vyākaraṇa (grammar for mantra correctness)—as the technical foundation for understanding mantras, yantras, and the fruits of rites.