Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे पद्मपुराणानुक्रमणिकावर्णनं नाम त्रिनवतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ९३ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde padmapurāṇānukramaṇikāvarṇanaṃ nāma trinavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 93 ||

Translation

至此，《圣大那罗陀往世书》（Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa）前分之“大叙事”第四品中，名为“《莲华往世书》目录（Anukramaṇikā）之说明”的第九十三章圆满结束。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle: thus)

• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराण (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + बृहन् + नारदीय + पुराण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समास (title-compound)

• पूर्वभागे: in the former section
• पूर्वभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वभाग (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great sub-narrative
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहदुपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक; बृहत् + उपाख्यान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• चतुर्थपादे: in the fourth quarter/section
• चतुर्थपादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थपाद (प्रातिपदिक; चतुर्थ + पाद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• पद्मपुराणानुक्रमणिकावर्णनम्: the description of the index/sequence of the Padma Purāṇa
• पद्मपुराणानुक्रमणिकावर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; chapter-title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मपुराण-अनुक्रमणिका-वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक; पद्मपुराण + अनुक्रमणिका + वर्णन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative chain)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संज्ञासूचक (indeclinable indicating ‘named/called’)

• त्रिनवतितमः: ninety-third
• त्रिनवतितमः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिनवति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; ‘chapter’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (traditional colophon/narrative editor’s closing formula)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• Padma Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking completion of a chapter; its significance is archival and traditional—affirming the sacred transmission, sectioning (pāda), and the completion of the Padma Purāṇa’s outline within the Narada Purāṇa’s purāṇic summaries.

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not given here; instead, it supports bhakti indirectly by organizing and authenticating the textual roadmap through which devotees locate teachings, vows, and narratives (especially Vaiṣṇava material) across Purāṇas.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights a practical śāstric skill of textual organization and indexing (anukramaṇikā), useful for systematic study—though it is not a direct Vedāṅga topic like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.