Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa

Devanagari script

सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदम् । पर्वताख्यानकं पूर्वं गौर्थै प्रोक्तं शिवेन वै ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradam | parvatākhyānakaṃ pūrvaṃ gaurthai proktaṃ śivena vai || 27 ||

Translation

یہ قدیم ‘پربت آکھ्यान’ تمام گناہوں کو مٹاتا اور ہر مطلوبہ پھل عطا کرتا ہے۔ گوری کی خاطر اسے پہلے خود شِو نے بیان کیا تھا۔

Word by Word

• सर्व-पाप-प्रशमनम्: the pacification of all sins
• सर्व-पाप-प्रशमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रशमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वेषां पापानां प्रशमनम्’

• सर्व-अभीष्ट-फल-प्रदम्: granting all desired fruits
• सर्व-अभीष्ट-फल-प्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अभीष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-समासभावः (determinative): ‘सर्वाणि अभीष्टानि फलानि प्रददाति’

• पर्वत-आख्यानकम्: the Parvata episode/story
• पर्वत-आख्यानकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्यानक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘पर्वतस्य आख्यानकम्’

• पूर्वम्: first/previously
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रमवाचक (formerly/first)

• गौरथै: by Gauratha
• गौरथै: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; ‘गौरथेन’ इत्यर्थे वैदिक/प्राकृत-रूपसदृश लेखभेदः (instrumental singular)

• प्रोक्तम्: was spoken
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘प्रोक्त’ = said/declared

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narada (as narrator within the Anukramanika-style summary)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Gauri (Parvati)

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: it declares that hearing/reciting the Parvatākhyāna destroys sin (pāpa-kṣaya) and yields desired spiritual and worldly outcomes, encouraging śravaṇa and smaraṇa of Purāṇic dharma.

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

By praising a sacred narrative connected to Śiva and Gaurī, it highlights devotional listening (kathā-śravaṇa) as a direct means to purification and grace—an important bhakti practice alongside worship and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; instead it emphasizes Purāṇic phala-śruti methodology—using authoritative lineage (Śiva speaking for Gaurī) to establish the efficacy of a dharma narrative.