Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 191

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

स्वर्णरेखा ब्रह्मकुंडं कुंतीभीमेश्वरौ तथा । मृगीकुंडं च सर्वस्वं क्षेत्रे वस्त्रापथे स्मृतम् ॥ १९१ ॥

Transliteration

svarṇarekhā brahmakuṃḍaṃ kuṃtībhīmeśvarau tathā | mṛgīkuṃḍaṃ ca sarvasvaṃ kṣetre vastrāpathe smṛtam || 191 ||

Translation

وسترآپتھ نامی مقدّس کشتَر میں سُورن ریکھا، برہما کنڈ، کُنتی دیوی اور بھیمیشور کے مندر، اور نیز مِرگی کنڈ—یہ سب اس کشتَر کے اہم ترین تیرتھ کے طور پر یاد کیے جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• स्वर्णरेखा: Svarṇarekhā (name)
• स्वर्णरेखा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्णरेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः (golden-line/name)

• ब्रह्मकुण्डम्: Brahmakuṇḍa (Brahmā’s pond)
• ब्रह्मकुण्डम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मकुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘Brahmā’s pond’)

• कुन्ती-भीम-ईश्वरौ: Kuntīśvara and Bhīmeśvara
• कुन्ती-भीम-ईश्वरौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती (प्रातिपदिक) + भीम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); समासः—द्वन्द्वः (copulative) ‘कुन्ती-ईश्वर’ + ‘भीम-ईश्वर’ (two deities/shrines)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (connector) ‘and also/likewise’

• मृगीकुण्डम्: Mṛgīkuṇḍa (deer/doe pond)
• मृगीकुण्डम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगीकुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘doe/deer pond’)

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

• सर्वस्वम्: the entirety; all (these)
• सर्वस्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘all-wealth/entirety’)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred region
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वस्त्रापथे: at Vastrāpatha
• वस्त्रापथे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्रापथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘cloth-route’; place-name Vastrāpatha)

• स्मृतम्: is said/recorded
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः (passive sense) ‘is said/remembered’

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; tirtha-listing section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Svarnarekha
• Brahmakunda
• Kunti
• Bhimeshvara
• Mrigikunda
• Vastrapatha

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a tirtha-index (anukramanika), identifying the key sacred landmarks of the Vastrāpatha kṣetra—rivers, kuṇḍas, and deity-shrines—so pilgrims can orient their worship, bathing (snāna), and darśana toward recognized sources of puṇya.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through kṣetra-sevā: visiting named shrines (Kuṁtī and Bhīmeśvara) and approaching sacred waters (Brahma-kuṇḍa, Mṛgī-kuṇḍa, Svarṇarekhā) with reverence—devotional practice grounded in darśana, remembrance, and traditional sacred geography.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Nirukta/Itihāsa-Purāṇa style onomastics and traditional cataloging: preserving place-names and shrine-identities for correct ritual orientation (where to perform snāna, pūjā, and pradakṣiṇā) rather than teaching a technical Vedāṅga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa directly.