Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa

Devanagari script

इत्येतदुत्तरं खण्डं पंचमं सर्वपुण्यदम् । पंचखंडयुतं पाद्मं यः श्रृणोति नरोत्तमः ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

ityetaduttaraṃ khaṇḍaṃ paṃcamaṃ sarvapuṇyadam | paṃcakhaṃḍayutaṃ pādmaṃ yaḥ śrṛṇoti narottamaḥ || 36 ||

Translation

ดังนี้คืออุตตรขันฑะส่วนที่ห้า อันประทานบุญกุศลทั้งปวง ผู้ใดสดับปัทมปุราณะซึ่งประกอบด้วยห้าขัณฑะ ผู้นั้นเป็นยอดมนุษย์

Word by Word

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

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• उत्तरम्: latter/following
• उत्तरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• खण्डम्: section/chapter
• खण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• पञ्चमम्: fifth
• पञ्चमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम् (ordinal)

• सर्व-पुण्य-दम्: bestowing all merit
• सर्व-पुण्य-दम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वं पुण्यं ददाति इति)

• पञ्च-खण्ड-युतम्: consisting of five sections
• पञ्च-खण्ड-युतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चभिः खण्डैः युतम्)

• पाद्मम्: the Pādma (text/section)
• पाद्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (पाद्म-पुराण/पाद्म-खण्ड इत्यर्थे)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• शृणोति: he hears/listens
• शृणोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• नर-उत्तमः: the best of men
• नर-उत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (नराणाम् उत्तमः)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Padma Purana

FAQs

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

It praises Purāṇa-śravaṇa (devotional listening) and states that hearing the Padma Purāṇa—especially its Uttara-khaṇḍa—confers comprehensive spiritual merit (sarva-puṇya).

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

By elevating “listening” (śravaṇam) to sacred narratives as a direct devotional practice, it aligns with bhakti methods where attentive hearing of divine lore purifies the mind and accumulates merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is the dhārmic discipline of śravaṇa—regular, reverent hearing of Purāṇic recitation.