Shloka 92

The Greatness of Gayā

Gayā-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीवसुसंवादे गयामाहात्म्यं नाम चतुश्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīvasusaṃvāde gayāmāhātmyaṃ nāma catuścatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 44 ||

Translation

至此，《圣大那罗陀耶往世书》（Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa）后分（Uttara-bhāga）中，摩希尼与婆苏对话里的第四十四章——《伽耶的伟大》（Gayā-māhātmya）——圆满结束。

Word by Word

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

• श्री: revered/auspicious (Śrī)
• श्री: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; उपाधि/मङ्गलवाचक

• बृहत्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भागे: in the Uttarabhāga (later section) of the Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहत्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (बृहन्नारदीयं पुराणम्; तस्य उत्तरभागे)

• मोहिनी-वसु-संवादे: in the dialogue of Mohinī and Vasu
• मोहिनी-वसु-संवादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + वसु (प्रातिपदिक) + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मोहिन्या वसोश्च संवादः)

• गया-माहात्म्यम्: the greatness of Gayā
• गया-माहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गया (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गयायाः माहात्म्यम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निपात (called/named)

• चतुः-चत्वारिंशः: forty-fourth
• चतुः-चत्वारिंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुः (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + चत्वारिंशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (चतुः + चत्वारिंशत् = 44th)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta/Compiler-style colophon (chapter-ending marker in the Mohinī–Vasu dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Vasu
• Gayā

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon that formally concludes Adhyaya 44, identifying the section as the Gayā-māhātmya and preserving its textual authority within the Uttara-bhāga tīrtha tradition.

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

Indirectly: by framing Gayā as a celebrated sacred center (tīrtha) in the Purāṇic tradition, it supports bhakti expressed through pilgrimage, reverence, and faith in holy places as dharmic practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this colophon; it functions as an anukramaṇikā-style marker (textual organization) naming the chapter, topic, and dialogue setting for accurate recitation and archival reference.