Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

तदेव व्यासदेवेन भागद्वयसमन्वितम् । पुराणं लिंगमुदितं बह्वाख्यानविचित्रितम् ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

tadeva vyāsadevena bhāgadvayasamanvitam | purāṇaṃ liṃgamuditaṃ bahvākhyānavicitritam || 3 ||

Translation

اسی کتاب کو وِیاس دیو نے دو حصّوں کے ساتھ مرتب کیا؛ وہی ‘لِنگ پران’ کے نام سے معروف ہوا، جو بے شمار حکایات کی رنگا رنگی سے مزین ہے ॥۳॥

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle

• vyāsa-devena: by Vyāsadeva
• vyāsa-devena: Karana (करण/instrument/agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; samāsa: vyāsa-deva (कर्मधारयः: ‘the sage Vyāsa, (as) a deva’)

• bhāga-dvaya-samanvitam: consisting of two parts
• bhāga-dvaya-samanvitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of tat/purāṇam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त; √i with sam+anu, kta)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; past passive participle (क्त) ‘samanvita’; samāsa: bhāga-dvaya (द्विगु/संख्यासमासः: ‘two parts’) used as prior member in tatpuruṣa with samanvita (‘endowed with’)

• purāṇam: the Purāṇa
• purāṇam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• liṅgam: (called) Liṅga
• liṅgam: Samanadhikarana (समानाधिकरण/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; appositional title

• uditam: proclaimed / set forth
• uditam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of purāṇam/liṅgam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud+√i (धातु) / udita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; past passive participle (क्त)

• bahu-ākhyāna-vicitritam: variegated with many narratives
• bahu-ākhyāna-vicitritam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of purāṇam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vicitrita (कृदन्त; √citr, kta)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; samāsa: bahu-ākhyāna (तत्पुरुषः: ‘many narratives’) + vicitrita (kta: ‘variegated/adorned’)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Linga Purana

FAQs

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

It frames the Liṅga Purāṇa as an authoritative Purāṇic revelation attributed to Vyāsa, emphasizing that its teachings are conveyed through many illustrative narratives—an accepted Purāṇic method for transmitting dharma and devotion.

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

By highlighting that the Purāṇa is ‘many-narrative’ (bahv-ākhyāna), it points to the Purāṇic approach where devotion is cultivated through stories, exemplars, and sacred accounts—especially in a Shaiva context for the Liṅga Purāṇa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly signals textual organization (two parts) and Purāṇic compilation rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it reflects the traditional discipline of arranging and classifying sacred literature attributed to Vyāsa.