Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

The Anukramaṇī (Summary/Index) of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

ययातिचरितं पुण्यं यदुवंशानुकीर्त्तनम् । श्रीकृष्णबालचरितं माथुरं चरितं ततः ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

yayāticaritaṃ puṇyaṃ yaduvaṃśānukīrttanam | śrīkṛṣṇabālacaritaṃ māthuraṃ caritaṃ tataḥ || 14 ||

Translation

پھر یَیاتی کا پُنّیہ چرِت، یدو وَنش کا انوکیर्तन؛ شری کرشن کے بال چرِت (بال لیلا) کا بیان، اور اس کے بعد ماثُرا (متھرا) سے متعلق چرِت۔

Word by Word

• ययातिचरितम्: the story of Yayāti
• ययातिचरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ययाति + चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Tatpuruṣa: ययातेः चरितम्

• पुण्यम्: holy
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; adjective qualifying 'चरितम्'

• यदुवंशानुकीर्तनम्: recital of the Yadu dynasty
• यदुवंशानुकीर्तनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदुवंश + अनुकीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Tatpuruṣa: यदुवंशस्य अनुकीर्तनम्

• श्रीकृष्णबालचरितम्: Śrī Kṛṣṇa's childhood deeds
• श्रीकृष्णबालचरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण + बाल + चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: श्रीकृष्णस्य बालचरितम्

• माथुरम्: of Mathurā/Mathurā-related
• माथुरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माथुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; adjective qualifying 'चरितम्'

• चरितम्: story/deeds
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Narada (describing the contents in the Anukramanika section, in dialogue context with Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vatsalya

Characters & Entities

• Yayati
• Yadu dynasty (Yaduvamsha)
• Sri Krishna
• Mathura (Māthura)

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents style) verse, asserting that remembering and reciting sacred dynastic and divine narratives—Yayāti’s story, the Yadu lineage, and Kṛṣṇa’s early līlās—has puṇya (spiritual merit) and supports devotion-oriented remembrance (smaraṇa).

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

By highlighting Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s bāla-carita and the Yadu-vaṃśa narration as worthy of recitation, it points to bhakti practices like śravaṇa and kīrtana—hearing and chanting the Lord’s līlā and His devotees’ lineages as a means to deepen Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; rather, it reflects Purāṇic anukramaṇikā organization—systematically cataloguing narratives (vamsa/charita) for structured study and recitation.