Shloka 75

The Liberation of the Lizard

Godhā-vimukti

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे गोधाविमुक्तिर्नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge godhāvimuktirnāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 14 ||

Translation

ดังนี้ ในอุตตรภาคแห่งศรีพฤหันนารทียปุราณะ บทที่สิบสี่ชื่อว่า “โคธาวิมุกติ (การหลุดพ้นของกิ้งก่า)” ได้สิ้นสุดลง ॥๑๔॥

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so (end-quote marker)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative/particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• श्री: venerable; sacred
• श्री: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative singular (प्रथमा एकवचन); honorific prefix used adjectivally

• बृहत्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भागे: in the latter part of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहत्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative singular (सप्तमी एकवचन); समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (निर्देश/सम्बन्ध)

• गोधा-विमुक्तिः: the liberation of the iguana (godhā)
• गोधा-विमुक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject of nominal clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: godhā (प्रातिपदिक) + vimukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative singular (प्रथमा एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोधायाः विमुक्तिः)

• नाम: named; called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/labeling)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), nomen-indicator particle (नाम-प्रयोगः)

• चतुर्दशः: fourteenth
• चतुर्दशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative singular (प्रथमा एकवचन); ordinal sense ‘fourteenth’ (क्रमवाचक)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative singular (प्रथमा एकवचन)

Speaker

Sūta (traditional colophon/closing formula)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

It functions as the formal colophon, marking the completion of Adhyaya 14 and highlighting the chapter’s core theme—vimukti (liberation)—as a key fruit of sacred narrative and tirtha-mahātmya.

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

Indirectly: by naming the chapter “Godhā-vimukti,” it signals that liberation is attainable through the sacred framework upheld in the Purāṇa—typically centered on devotion, remembrance, and sanctifying association with holy places and divine narratives.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This verse reflects textual organization and transmission practice (a Purāṇic colophon), rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it is useful for archival citation—book/section/chapter identification—supporting accurate recitation, referencing, and study.