Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Kūrmāpurāṇa-Anukramaṇikā

Index/Summary of the Kūrma Purāṇa

Devanagari script

युगधर्मानुकथनं व्यासजैमिनिकीर्तनम् । वाराणस्याश्च माहात्म्यं प्रयागस्य ततः परम् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

yugadharmānukathanaṃ vyāsajaiminikīrtanam | vārāṇasyāśca māhātmyaṃ prayāgasya tataḥ param || 10 ||

Translation

پھر یُگوں کے دھرم کا بیان، ویاس اور جَیمِنی کا کیرتن، اس کے بعد وارانسی کا ماہاتمیہ، اور پھر پریاگ کا بھی ماہاتمیہ بیان کیا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• युग-धर्म-अनुकथनम्: the recounting of the duties of the ages
• युग-धर्म-अनुकथनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग + धर्म + अनुकथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (युगस्य धर्माः, तेषाम् अनुकथनम्)

• व्यास-जैमिनि-कीर्तनम्: the mention of Vyāsa and Jaimini
• व्यास-जैमिनि-कीर्तनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास + जैमिनि + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); समासः—द्वन्द्वः (व्यासश्च जैमिनिश्च, तयोः कीर्तनम्)

• वाराणस्याः: of Vārāṇasī
• वाराणस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

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

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness; sacred glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• प्रयागस्य: of Prayāga
• प्रयागस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• परम्: further; next
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial use)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s topic-outline in an Anukramanika style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Jaimini
• Varanasi
• Prayaga

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a table-of-contents marker: it highlights that the Purana teaches age-specific Dharma (yuga-dharma) and then turns to tirtha-mahātmyas—especially Vārāṇasī and Prayāga—showing that right conduct and sacred pilgrimage are both integral to Purāṇic practice.

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

Indirectly: by pointing to Vārāṇasī and Prayāga mahātmyas, it signals devotional pilgrimage (tirtha-yātrā), worship, and remembrance of the sacred as practical supports for bhakti, alongside following yuga-appropriate Dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this single verse; rather, it is an anukramaṇikā-style outline indicating forthcoming instruction on yuga-dharma and sacred geography (tirtha-mahātmya).