Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy
समाद्याश्चाप्युदात्तेतः षट्चत्वारिंशदुदीरिताः । चत्वारिशच्छतं चापि दिवादौ धातवो मताः ॥ ५४ ॥
samādyāścāpyudāttetaḥ ṣaṭcatvāriṃśadudīritāḥ | catvāriśacchataṃ cāpi divādau dhātavo matāḥ || 54 ||
سمادی سے شروع کر کے اور اُداتّتیت کی علامت والے بھی ملا کر چھیالیس (گن) بیان کیے گئے ہیں۔ اور دیوادِی سے شروع ہونے والی دھاتُوؤں کی تعداد چار سو چالیس مانی گئی ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical, dharma-śāstra/śikṣā-vyākaraṇa oriented passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames disciplined Vedic study—especially correct grammatical and phonetic knowledge—as part of Moksha Dharma, implying that precision in śāstra (sound, accent, and verbal-root analysis) supports clarity of mantra, meaning, and right understanding.
Indirectly: it emphasizes the correct tools of sacred learning (śikṣā and vyākaraṇa). In the Purāṇic context, such precision safeguards the faithful recitation and comprehension that nourish Vishnu-bhakti and scriptural devotion.
Vedāṅga-oriented grammar and phonetics: enumeration/classification of dhātus (verbal roots) by gaṇa (e.g., divādi) and reference to udātta accent marking—key for accurate recitation and linguistic analysis.