Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

The Outline (Anukramaṇī) of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa

Devanagari script

यश्च विष्णुपुराणस्य समनुक्रमणीं द्विज । कथयेच्छृणुयाद्वापि स पुराणफलं लभेत् ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

yaśca viṣṇupurāṇasya samanukramaṇīṃ dvija | kathayecchṛṇuyādvāpi sa purāṇaphalaṃ labhet || 24 ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc lưỡng sinh (Bà-la-môn), ai tụng đọc hoặc chỉ cần lắng nghe bản tóm lược theo thứ tự (anukramaṇī) của Viṣṇu Purāṇa thì sẽ đạt trọn vẹn công đức thiêng liêng phát sinh từ Purāṇa ấy.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; relative pronoun

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

• विष्णुपुराणस्य: of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa
• विष्णुपुराणस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (विष्णोः पुराणम्)

• समनुक्रमणीम्: the (detailed) table of contents / index
• समनुक्रमणीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समनुक्रमणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• द्विज: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• कथयेत्: should recite/tell
• कथयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणुयात्: should hear/listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ-अव्यय (also/even)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• पुराणफलम्: the fruit/merit of (reading) the Purāṇa
• पुराणफलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पुराणस्य फलम्)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Suta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic anukramaṇikā teaching in the Narada Purana context

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vishnu Purana

FAQs

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

It teaches that even an anukramaṇī (structured synopsis) of a Purāṇa carries the same purāṇa-phala when it is narrated or heard with reverence—highlighting the power of śravaṇa and kathā.

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

By valuing listening and recitation centered on Viṣṇu, it aligns bhakti with accessible practices—hearing and speaking sacred narrative as direct means to merit and inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse indirectly reflects anukramaṇī-style organization—systematic indexing and structured transmission of scripture, a practical tool for accurate study and oral teaching traditions.