Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

The Description of the Anukramaṇikā (Chapter-wise Summary) of the Varāha Purāṇa

Devanagari script

तीर्थानां चापि सर्वेषां माहात्म्यं पृथगीरितम् । मथुराया विशेषेण श्राद्धादीनां विधिस्ततः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

tīrthānāṃ cāpi sarveṣāṃ māhātmyaṃ pṛthagīritam | mathurāyā viśeṣeṇa śrāddhādīnāṃ vidhistataḥ || 10 ||

Translation

تمام تیرتھوں کی مہاتمیا الگ الگ بیان کی گئی ہے؛ پھر متھرا کو خاص طور پر لے کر شرادھ وغیرہ کے اعمال کی ودھی بتائی گئی ہے۔

Word by Word

• तीर्थानाम्: of the sacred places
• तीर्थानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/सम्भावना (particle: also/even)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तीर्थानाम् इति विशेषणम्

• माहात्म्यम्: the greatness/glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: separately)

• ईरितम्: has been stated/declared
• ईरितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (माहात्म्यम् इति कर्म)

• मथुरायाः: of Mathurā
• मथुरायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभूत (instrumental used adverbially); क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: especially)

• श्राद्ध-आदीनाम्: of śrāddha rites and others
• श्राद्ध-आदीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्राद्धं आदिः येषाम्)

• विधिः: the procedure/rule
• विधिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: then/thereafter)

Speaker

Suta (narrating an anukramanika-style summary of the Purana’s contents)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mathura
• Tirtha
• Shraddha

FAQs

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

It signals a structured presentation of dharma: first the distinct merits (māhātmya) of various tīrthas, then a focused, authoritative guide to ritual procedure—especially in the sanctified setting of Mathurā.

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

Indirectly, by linking sacred geography (tīrtha) and prescribed rites (vidhi) to concentrated sanctity in Mathurā—traditionally associated with Hari/Kṛṣṇa-bhakti—showing how devotion is supported through place-based worship and dharmic observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is foregrounded: the verse explicitly points to śrāddha-vidhi and allied injunctions, emphasizing correct method (vidhi) for dharmic rites.