Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

The Exposition of the Anukramaṇī (Index/Summary) of the Liṅga Purāṇa

Devanagari script

दानानि बहुधाक्तानि श्राद्धप्रकरणं ततः । प्रतिष्ठातं त्रमुदितं ततोऽघोरस्य कीर्तनम् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

dānāni bahudhāktāni śrāddhaprakaraṇaṃ tataḥ | pratiṣṭhātaṃ tramuditaṃ tato'ghorasya kīrtanam || 15 ||

Translation

پھر طرح طرح کے دانوں کا بیان کیا گیا؛ اس کے بعد شرادھ کے اعمال کا پرکرن آتا ہے۔ پھر پرتِشٹھات اور تریمدِت کا حال، اور اس کے بعد اَگھور کی کیرتن (ستوتی) بیان ہوتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; nominative plural (neuter)

• बहुधा: in many ways
• बहुधा: Visheshana (विशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• उक्तानि: have been stated
• उक्तानि: Karma (कर्म/वर्णित-वस्तु)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; agrees with दानानि

• श्राद्ध: śrāddha (ancestral rite)
• श्राद्ध: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• प्रकरणम्: the section on śrāddha
• प्रकरणम्: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: श्राद्ध-प्रकरणम् (śrāddha + section/chapter)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक अव्यय (sequencing adverb)

• प्रतिष्ठातम्: (then) established/treated
• प्रतिष्ठातम्: Karma (कर्म/वर्णित-वस्तु)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'established/expounded' (contextual)

• त्रम्: (unclear/variant)
• त्रम्: Unspecified (अनिर्णीत)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रम् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-रूप; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ)
• Form: अव्यय; पाठदोष/दुर्लभ-रूप (uncertain reading)

• उदितम्: mentioned, stated
• उदितम्: Karma (कर्म/वर्णित-वस्तु)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'said/mentioned/risen' (contextual: mentioned)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक अव्यय (sequencing adverb)

• अघोरस्य: of Aghora
• अघोरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; genitive singular

• कीर्तनम्: praise, recitation, glorification
• कीर्तनम्: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (summarizing the contents to the Sanatkumara tradition/context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Aghora
• Pratiṣṭhāta
• Tramudita

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) marker, indicating that dharmic practices—dāna (charity) and śrāddha (ancestral rites)—and subsequent sacred narratives/glorifications are treated in sequence as part of holistic religious life.

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

Bhakti is implied through “kīrtana” (devotional glorification/recitation): after ritual duties like dāna and śrāddha, the text turns to praise of a sacred form/name (Aghora), showing that devotion and remembrance accompany and elevate ritual dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Kalpa (ritual procedure) is indicated through the mention of śrāddha-prakaraṇa (a structured ritual section), along with applied dharma-śāstra principles regarding dāna (types, occasions, and merits of charitable giving).