Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā

Synopsis / Table of Contents

Devanagari script

ततः सावित्र्युपाख्यानं राजधर्मास्तथैव च । विविधोत्पातकथनं ग्रहणांतस्तथैव च ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ sāvitryupākhyānaṃ rājadharmāstathaiva ca | vividhotpātakathanaṃ grahaṇāṃtastathaiva ca || 25 ||

Translation

پھر ساوتری کا اُپاخیان اور راج دھرموں کی توضیح؛ اس کے بعد گوناگوں اُتپات (نحوست آمیز نشانیاں) کا بیان اور گرہن کے اختتام سے متعلق آخری بحث بھی مذکور ہے۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययीभावार्थे (adverb: ‘thereafter/from that’)

• सावित्रीउपाख्यानम्: the story of Sāvitrī
• सावित्रीउपाख्यानम्: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री-उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक; सावित्री + उपाख्यान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सावित्र्याः उपाख्यानम्)

• राजधर्माः: duties of kings (royal duties)
• राजधर्माः: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-धर्म (प्रातिपदिक; राजन् + धर्म)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः धर्माः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• विविधोत्पातकथनम्: the narration of various portents
• विविधोत्पातकथनम्: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विविध-उत्पात-कथन (प्रातिपदिक; विविध + उत्पात + कथन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विविधानाम् उत्पातानाम् कथनम्)

• ग्रहणान्तः: the end of an eclipse
• ग्रहणान्तः: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक; ग्रहण + अन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ग्रहणस्य अन्तः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Anukramanika/topic-sequence of the Purva Bhaga to the assembled sages)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Savitri

FAQs

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

This verse functions as an Anukramanika (index): it signals the Purana’s intent to cover dharma in society (rāja-dharma), cosmic signs (utpāta), and celestial events (grahaṇa), showing that spiritual life is guided by both ethics and scriptural interpretation of phenomena.

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

Indirectly: by listing rāja-dharma and grahaṇa-related discussions, it frames bhakti as lived within ordered duty and sacred time—where devotion is supported by righteous governance and by observing/understanding auspicious and inauspicious periods described in Purāṇic teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Grahana (eclipses) points to Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga (Vedic astronomy/astrology) and its ritual-time implications; utpāta discussion aligns with traditional omen-lore used alongside Jyotiṣa for interpreting unusual events in a dharmic framework.