Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

The Anukramaṇī (Summary/Index) of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

मार्तंडस्य च जन्माख्यातन्माहात्म्यसमन्विता । वैवस्वतान्वयश्चापि वत्सप्रीश्चरितं ततः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

mārtaṃḍasya ca janmākhyātanmāhātmyasamanvitā | vaivasvatānvayaścāpi vatsaprīścaritaṃ tataḥ || 10 ||

Translation

又叙述了玛尔坦达（Mārtaṇḍa，太阳神）的诞生，并彰显其神圣威德；复又说明毗婆斯瓦塔（Vaivasvata，摩奴）之族系，继而讲述瓦察斯普利（Vatsaprī）的事行。

Word by Word

• मार्तण्डस्य: of Mārtaṇḍa (Sun)
• मार्तण्डस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्तण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• जन्म-आख्यातम्: the narrated birth
• जन्म-आख्यातम्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् + आख्यात (प्रातिपदिक; आख्यात = √ख्या, क्त with आ-)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• माहात्म्य-समन्विता: endowed with (its) greatness
• माहात्म्य-समन्विता: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माहात्म्य + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; √अन्वि, क्त with सम्)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन; विशेषण (to कथा/आख्यातम् understood)

• वैवस्वत-अन्वयः: the lineage of Vaivasvata
• वैवस्वत-अन्वयः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैवस्वत + अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also)

• वत्सप्रीः: Vatsaprī (proper name)
• वत्सप्रीः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive-like qualifier in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सप्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• चरितम्: the deeds/story
• चरितम्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; √चर्-जन्य)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (adverb: thereafter/from that)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Anukramanika/contents summary)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mārtaṇḍa (Surya)
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Vatsaprī

FAQs

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

This verse functions as an Anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) marker, indicating that the text presents sacred history (māhātmya) through divine births (like Sūrya/Mārtaṇḍa) and righteous dynastic lineages (Vaivasvata), framing dharma as embodied in cosmic and human succession.

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

Indirectly: by pointing to Surya’s māhātmya and exemplary lineages, it signals that devotion is nourished through śravaṇa (hearing) of divine glories and remembrance of sacred narratives—common bhakti methods emphasized across Purāṇic teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse hints at Purāṇic use of genealogies and chronological succession (anvaya/manvantara), which aligns with traditional reckoning of time and lineages used alongside Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy) and Itihāsa–Purāṇa frameworks, though no specific ritual rule is stated in this line.