Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

प्रायश्चित्तविधिश्चाग्नेरुत्पत्तिश्च सुरागमः । देवदीक्षा शिवस्तोत्रं नानापातकनाशनम् ॥ ९३ ॥

Transliteration

prāyaścittavidhiścāgnerutpattiśca surāgamaḥ | devadīkṣā śivastotraṃ nānāpātakanāśanam || 93 ||

Translation

اس میں کفّارے (پرایشچت) کے طریقے، مقدس آگ کی پیدائش، دیویہ آگم کی روایت؛ دیوتا کی دیکشا، شیو کے ستوتر، اور گوناگوں گناہوں کے ناش کے طریقے بھی سکھائے گئے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• prāyaścitta-vidhiḥ: the procedure of expiation
• prāyaścitta-vidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāyaścitta (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘prāyaścittasya vidhiḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चयार्थः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• agneḥ: of Agni / of fire
• agneḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• utpattiḥ: origin/arising
• utpattiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utpatti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चयार्थः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• sura-āgamaḥ: the arrival of the gods
• sura-āgamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘surāṇām āgamaḥ’ (coming/arrival of the gods)

• deva-dīkṣā: divine initiation
• deva-dīkṣā: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + dīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘devānāṃ dīkṣā’ or ‘deve dīkṣā’ (initiation for/into deity-worship)

• śiva-stotram: a hymn to Śiva
• śiva-stotram: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) or Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘śivasya stotram’

• nānā-pātaka-nāśanam: the destroyer of various sins
• nānā-pātaka-nāśanam: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) or Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘nānāvidhāni pātakāni’ + ‘teṣāṃ nāśanam’

Speaker

Sage Nārada (describing the contents/topics—anukramaṇikā style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a contents-summary, highlighting that the text preserves practical dharma: expiations, sacred-fire origins, Āgamic tradition, consecrations, and stotras—tools meant to purify life and restore spiritual order after wrongdoing.

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

By pointing to devadīkṣā and Śiva-stotra, it emphasizes devotion expressed through consecrated worship and heartfelt praise; bhakti here is shown as disciplined, ritual-supported reverence that also purifies sins.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds ritual-technical knowledge—prāyaścitta-vidhi and sacred-fire (agni) doctrine—aligned with Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Āgamic practice rather than grammar or astrology.