Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

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Anukramaṇī

Devanagari script

मानसीसृष्टिकथनं रुद्रप्रसववर्णनम् । महादेवविभूतिश्च ऋषिसर्गस्ततः परम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

mānasīsṛṣṭikathanaṃ rudraprasavavarṇanam | mahādevavibhūtiśca ṛṣisargastataḥ param || 6 ||

Translation

اس میں ذہنی (مانسی) تخلیق کا بیان، رودر کے ظہور کی توصیف، مہادیو کی الٰہی تجلیات کی عظمت، اور اس کے بعد رشیوں کی تخلیق کا ذکر ہے۔

Word by Word

• मानसी-सृष्टि-कथनम्: account of the mental creation
• मानसी-सृष्टि-कथनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानसी (प्रातिपदिक) + सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + कथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): 'मानस्याः सृष्टेः कथनम्'

• रुद्र-प्रसव-वर्णनम्: description of Rudra's birth/origin
• रुद्र-प्रसव-वर्णनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसव (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'रुद्रस्य प्रसवस्य वर्णनम्'

• महादेव-विभूतिः: the glory/power of Mahādeva
• महादेव-विभूतिः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'महादेवस्य विभूतिः'

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

• ऋषि-सर्गः: creation of the sages
• ऋषि-सर्गः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'ऋषीणां सर्गः'

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): 'thereafter/from that'

• परम्: further/next
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (as adjective)

Speaker

Suta (summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramanika sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Mahadeva
• Rishis

FAQs

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

It functions as a topic-index verse: by listing mind-born creation, Rudra’s origin, Śiva’s manifestations, and the sages’ creation, it frames cosmic evolution as an ordered, intelligible sacred history rather than random events.

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

Indirectly: by highlighting Rudra/Mahādeva and the ṛṣis, it points to the Purāṇic model where devotion is learned through divine exemplars and transmitted through sage lineages that preserve and teach dharma and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily an anukramanika (contents-summary) and cosmology marker; it does not teach a specific Vedāṅga rule, but it supports Purāṇic structuring of knowledge—topic sequencing used for study, recitation, and textual navigation.