Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

श्रुतदेवस्य चरितं व्याधोपाख्यानमद्भुतम् । तथाक्षयतृतीयादेर्विशेषात्पुण्यकीर्तनम् ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

śrutadevasya caritaṃ vyādhopākhyānamadbhutam | tathākṣayatṛtīyāderviśeṣātpuṇyakīrtanam || 42 ||

Translation

شُرتَدیو کا چرِتَر اور حیرت انگیز وِیادھ (شکاری) کی حکایت بھی بیان ہوئی ہے؛ نیز اَکشَی تِرتِیا وغیرہ ورتوں سے وابستہ خاص پُنّیہ کا کیرتن کیا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• श्रुतदेवस्य: of Śrutadeva
• श्रुतदेवस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• चरितम्: deed, life-story
• चरितम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्याध-उपाख्यानम्: the hunter’s episode
• व्याध-उपाख्यानम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याध (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: व्याधस्य उपाख्यानम् (tale of the hunter)

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, marvelous
• अद्भुतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of उपाख्यानम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: and also/likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/क्रमवाचक (also/likewise)

• अक्षय-तृतीया-आदेः: of (days) beginning with Akṣaya-tṛtīyā
• अक्षय-तृतीया-आदेः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षयतृतीया (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Aksaya-tr̥tīyā as feminine festival-name), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: अक्षयतृतीयाया आदिः (beginning with Akṣaya-tṛtīyā)

• विशेषात्: due to the special significance
• विशेषात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/source; Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• पुण्य-कीर्तनम्: the narration of meritorious (acts)
• पुण्य-कीर्तनम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: पुण्यस्य कीर्तनम् (recitation/praise of merit)

Speaker

Narada (in an anukramanika-style summary, traditionally framed within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Akṣaya-tṛtīyā (and related observances)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Śrutadeva
• Vyādha (hunter)
• Akṣaya-tṛtīyā

FAQs

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

It highlights that merely narrating and hearing certain dharmic episodes—like Śrutadeva’s story and the hunter’s wondrous account—becomes a source of puṇya, and that this merit is emphasized in connection with auspicious observances such as Akṣaya-tṛtīyā.

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

By praising puṇya-kīrtana (sacred recitation), the verse supports a bhakti-friendly practice: remembering and proclaiming holy narratives as an accessible devotional discipline that purifies and accumulates merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly points to calendrical/ritual timing—tithi-based observance (Akṣaya-tṛtīyā)—which aligns with Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga) used to determine auspicious days for vrata and religious acts.