Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 106
NarP 1 106.1
ब्रह्मोवाच शृणु वत्स मरीचे त्वं पुराणं कूर्मसंज्ञकम् । लक्ष्मीकल्पानुचरितं यत्र कूर्मवपुर्हरिः
brahmovāca śṛṇu vatsa marīce tvaṃ purāṇaṃ kūrmasaṃjñakam / lakṣmīkalpānucaritaṃ yatra kūrmavapurhariḥ
Brahmā said: Hear, my child Marīci, the Purāṇa named Kūrma, in which is recounted the Lakṣmī-kalpa, where Hari (took) the body of a tortoise,
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NarP 1 106.2
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां माहात्म्यं च पृथक्पृथक् । इन्द्रद्युम्नप्रसंगेन प्राहर्षिभ्यो दयान्वितः
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ māhātmyaṃ ca pṛthakpṛthak / indradyumnaprasaṃgena prāharṣibhyo dayānvitaḥ
and (where), out of compassion, in connection with (the story of) Indradyumna, he (declared) to the foremost sages the greatness of dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation, each separately.
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NarP 1 106.3
तत्सप्तदशसाहस्रं सुचतुः संहितं शुभम् । यत्र ब्राह्माः पुरा प्रोक्ता धर्मा नानाविधा मुने
tatsaptadaśasāhasraṃ sucatuḥ saṃhitaṃ śubham / yatra brāhmāḥ purā proktā dharmā nānāvidhā mune
That auspicious (work) of seventeen thousand (verses) is well composed in four (Saṃhitās), wherein, O sage, the various brahminical duties were formerly declared,
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NarP 1 106.4
नाननाकथाप्रसंगेन नृणां सद्गतिदायकाः । तत्र पूर्वविभागे तु पुराणोपक्रमः पुरा
nānanākathāprasaṃgena nṛṇāṃ sadgatidāyakāḥ / tatra pūrvavibhāge tu purāṇopakramaḥ purā
(duties) that bestow a good destiny on men, by way of various stories. There, in the first division, comes first the introduction to the Purāṇa;
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NarP 1 106.5
लक्ष्मीन्द्रद्युम्नसंवादः कूर्ंमर्षिगणसंकथा । वर्णाश्रमाचारकथा जगदुत्पत्तिकीर्तनम्
lakṣmīndradyumnasaṃvādaḥ kūrṃmarṣigaṇasaṃkathā / varṇāśramācārakathā jagadutpattikīrtanam
the dialogue of Lakṣmī and Indradyumna, the conversation of the Tortoise (Hari) with the host of sages, the account of the observances of the classes and life-stages, the recital of the origin of the world;
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NarP 1 106.7
कालसंख्या समासेन लयान्ते स्तवनं विभोः ॥ ततः संक्षेपतः सर्गः शाङ्करं चरितं तथा ॥ नर्प्_१,१०६।६ ॥ सहस्रनाम पार्वत्या योगस्य च निरूपणम् । भृगुवंशसमाख्यानं ततः स्वायम्भुवस्य च
kālasaṃkhyā samāsena layānte stavanaṃ vibhoḥ // tataḥ saṃkṣepataḥ sargaḥ śāṅkaraṃ caritaṃ tathā // narp_1,106.6 // sahasranāma pārvatyā yogasya ca nirūpaṇam / bhṛguvaṃśasamākhyānaṃ tataḥ svāyambhuvasya ca
the reckoning of time in brief, the praise of the Lord at the end of the dissolution; then creation in summary, and likewise the deeds of Śaṅkara; the thousand names of Pārvatī and the exposition of yoga; the account of Bhṛgu's lineage, and then that of Svāyambhuva;
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NarP 1 106.8
देवादीनां समुत्पत्तिर्दक्षयज्ञाहतिस्ततः । दक्षसृष्टिकथा पश्चात्कश्यपान्वयकीर्तनम्
devādīnāṃ samutpattirdakṣayajñāhatistataḥ / dakṣasṛṣṭikathā paścātkaśyapānvayakīrtanam
the origin of the gods and the rest, then the destruction of Dakṣa's sacrifice; afterwards the story of Dakṣa's creation, (and) the recital of Kaśyapa's lineage;
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NarP 1 106.9
आत्रेयवंशकथनं कृष्णस्यं चरितं शुभम् । मार्तण्डकृष्णसंवादो व्यासपाण्डवसंकथा
ātreyavaṃśakathanaṃ kṛṣṇasyaṃ caritaṃ śubham / mārtaṇḍakṛṣṇasaṃvādo vyāsapāṇḍavasaṃkathā
The telling of the lineage of Ātreya, the auspicious deeds of Kṛṣṇa, the dialogue of Mārtaṇḍa (the Sun) and Kṛṣṇa, the conversation of Vyāsa and the Pāṇḍavas;
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NarP 1 106.10
युगधर्मानुकथनं व्यासजैमिनिकीर्तनम् । वाराणस्याश्च माहात्म्यं प्रयागस्य ततः परम्
yugadharmānukathanaṃ vyāsajaiminikīrtanam / vārāṇasyāśca māhātmyaṃ prayāgasya tataḥ param
the recounting of the duties of the (four) ages, the account of Vyāsa and Jaimini, the greatness of Vārāṇasī and, after that, of Prayāga;
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NarP 1 106.11
त्रैलोक्यवर्णनं चैव वेदशाखानिरूपणम् । उत्तरे ऽस्या विभागे तु पुरा गीतैश्वरी ततः
trailokyavarṇanaṃ caiva vedaśākhānirūpaṇam / uttare 'syā vibhāge tu purā gītaiśvarī tataḥ
and the description of the three worlds, and the setting forth of the branches of the Veda. But in the latter section of this (Purāṇa) comes first the Song of the Goddess (Gītā of the Lord/Īśvarī);
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NarP 1 106.12
व्यासगीता ततः प्रोक्ता नानाधर्मप्रबोधिनी । नानाविधानां तीर्थानां माहात्म्यं च पृथक् ततः
vyāsagītā tataḥ proktā nānādharmaprabodhinī / nānāvidhānāṃ tīrthānāṃ māhātmyaṃ ca pṛthak tataḥ
then the Vyāsa-gītā is declared, which awakens (knowledge of) the various duties, and then, separately, the greatness of the various sacred fords;
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NarP 1 106.13
प्रतिसर्गप्रकथनं ब्राह्मीयं संहिता स्मृता । अतः परं भागवतीसंहितार्थ निरूपणम्
pratisargaprakathanaṃ brāhmīyaṃ saṃhitā smṛtā / ataḥ paraṃ bhāgavatīsaṃhitārtha nirūpaṇam
the recounting of the re-creation — (this) is known as the Brāhmī Saṃhitā. After this comes the setting forth of the content of the Bhāgavatī Saṃhitā,
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NarP 1 106.14
कथिता यत्र वर्णानां पृथक्वृत्तिरुदाहृता । पादऽस्याः प्रथमे प्रोक्ता ब्राह्मणानां व्यवस्थितिः
kathitā yatra varṇānāṃ pṛthakvṛttirudāhṛtā / pāda'syāḥ prathame proktā brāhmaṇānāṃ vyavasthitiḥ
in which the separate occupation of the classes (varṇas) is told and set forth. In its first quarter is declared the ordering of the brahmins,
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NarP 1 106.15
सदा चागत्मिका वत्स भोगसौख्यविवर्द्धनी । द्वितीये क्षत्त्रियाणां तु वृत्तिः सम्यक्प्रकीर्तिता
sadā cāgatmikā vatsa bhogasaukhyavivarddhanī / dvitīye kṣattriyāṇāṃ tu vṛttiḥ samyakprakīrtitā
which, dear child, is always self-derived (?) and increases enjoyment and comfort. In the second, the occupation of the kṣatriyas is properly proclaimed,
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NarP 1 106.16
यया त्वाश्रितया पापं विधूयेह व्रजेद्दिवम् । तृतीये वैश्यजातीनां वृत्तिरुक्ता चतुर्विधा
yayā tvāśritayā pāpaṃ vidhūyeha vrajeddivam / tṛtīye vaiśyajātīnāṃ vṛttiruktā caturvidhā
by resorting to which one shakes off sin here and goes to heaven. In the third, the occupation of the vaiśya castes is stated, of four kinds,
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NarP 1 106.17
यया चरितया सम्यग्लभे गतिमुत्तमाम् । चतुर्थे ऽस्यास्तथा पादे शूद्रवृत्तिरुदाहृता
yayā caritayā samyaglabhe gatimuttamām / caturthe 'syāstathā pāde śūdravṛttirudāhṛtā
by practising which properly one obtains the highest course. And likewise in its fourth quarter the occupation of the śūdra is set forth,
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NarP 1 106.18
यया संतुष्यति श्रीशो नृणां श्रेयोविवर्द्धनः । पञ्चमे ऽस्यास्ततः पादे वृत्तिः संकरजोदिता
yayā saṃtuṣyati śrīśo nṛṇāṃ śreyovivarddhanaḥ / pañcame 'syāstataḥ pāde vṛttiḥ saṃkarajoditā
by which the Lord of Śrī, who increases the welfare of men, is well pleased. Then in its fifth quarter the occupation born of mixture (of classes) is declared,
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NarP 1 106.19
यया चरितयाप्नोति भाविनीं गतिमुत्तमाम् । इत्येषा पञ्चपद्युक्ता द्वितीया संहिता मुने
yayā caritayāpnoti bhāvinīṃ gatimuttamām / ityeṣā pañcapadyuktā dvitīyā saṃhitā mune
by practising which one attains a future highest course. Thus, O sage, this second Saṃhitā, endowed with five sections (has been described).
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NarP 1 106.20
तृतीयात्रोदिता सौरी नॄणां कार्यविधायिनी । षोढा षट्कर्मसिर्द्धि बोधयन्ती च कामिनाम्
tṛtīyātroditā saurī nṝṇāṃ kāryavidhāyinī / ṣoḍhā ṣaṭkarmasirddhi bodhayantī ca kāminām
The third declared here is the Saurī, which ordains the duties of men, sixfold, and which teaches those who desire it the accomplishment of the six rites.
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NarP 1 106.23
चतुर्थीवैष्णवो नाम मोक्षदा परिकीर्तिता । चतुष्पदी द्विजातीनां साक्षाद्ब्रह्मस्वरूरिणी ॥ नर्प्_१,१०६।२१ ॥ ताः क्रमात्षट्चतुर्द्वीषुसाहस्राः परिकीर्तिताः ॥ नर्प्_१,१०६।२२ ॥ एतत्कूर्मपुराणं तु चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदम् । पठतां शृण्वतां नॄणां सर्वोत्कृष्टगतिप्रदम्
caturthīvaiṣṇavo nāma mokṣadā parikīrtitā / catuṣpadī dvijātīnāṃ sākṣādbrahmasvarūriṇī // narp_1,106.21 // tāḥ kramātṣaṭcaturdvīṣusāhasrāḥ parikīrtitāḥ // narp_1,106.22 // etatkūrmapurāṇaṃ tu caturvargaphalapradam / paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ nṝṇāṃ sarvotkṛṣṭagatipradam
The fourth, named Vaiṣṇava, is proclaimed as granting liberation, having four sections, being for the twice-born directly of the very form of Brahman. (21) These, in order, are declared to be six, four, two and (two?) thousand (verses). (22) But this Kūrma Purāṇa grants the fruit of the four aims, and for the men who recite and hear it it grants the most excellent of all courses.
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NarP 1 106.24
लिखित्वैतत्तु यो भक्त्या हेमकूर्मसमन्वितम् । ब्राह्मणाया यने दद्यात्स याति परमां गतिम्
likhitvaitattu yo bhaktyā hemakūrmasamanvitam / brāhmaṇāyā yane dadyātsa yāti paramāṃ gatim
And he who, with devotion, having had this written, gives it together with a golden tortoise to a brahmin at (the proper) time, goes to the supreme goal.
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