Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 107
NarP 1 107.1
ब्रह्मोवाच अथ मात्स्यं पुराणं ते प्रवक्ष्ये द्विजसत्तम । यत्रोक्तं सप्तकल्पानां वृत्तं संक्षिप्य भूतले
brahmovāca atha mātsyaṃ purāṇaṃ te pravakṣye dvijasattama / yatroktaṃ saptakalpānāṃ vṛttaṃ saṃkṣipya bhūtale
Brahmā said: Now I shall declare to you, O best of the twice-born, the Matsya Purāṇa, in which the events of seven kalpas on the earth are told in brief,
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NarP 1 107.2
व्यासेन वेदविदुषा नारसिंहोपवर्णने । उपक्रम्य तदुद्दिष्टं चतुर्द्दशसहस्रकम्
vyāsena vedaviduṣā nārasiṃhopavarṇane / upakramya taduddiṣṭaṃ caturddaśasahasrakam
having been begun by Vyāsa, the knower of the Veda, in the description of the Man-Lion; that (Purāṇa), as taught by him, has fourteen thousand (verses).
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NarP 1 107.3
मनुमत्स्यसुसंवादो ब्रह्माण्डकथनं ततः । ब्रह्मदेवासुरोत्पत्तिर्मारुतोत्पत्तिरेव च
manumatsyasusaṃvādo brahmāṇḍakathanaṃ tataḥ / brahmadevāsurotpattirmārutotpattireva ca
The excellent dialogue of Manu and the Fish, then the account of the world-egg, the origin of Brahmā, the gods and the asuras, and also the origin of the Maruts;
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NarP 1 107.4
मदनद्वादशी तद्वल्लोकपालाभिपूजनम् । मन्वन्तरसमुद्देशो वैश्यराज्याभिवर्णनम्
madanadvādaśī tadvallokapālābhipūjanam / manvantarasamuddeśo vaiśyarājyābhivarṇanam
the Madana-dvādaśī, and likewise the worship of the guardians of the quarters, the exposition of the Manu-periods, the description of the kingship of the vaiśyas;
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NarP 1 107.5
सूर्यवैवस्वतोत्पत्तिर्बुधसंगमनं तथा । पितृवंशानुकथनं श्रद्धाकालस्तथैव च
sūryavaivasvatotpattirbudhasaṃgamanaṃ tathā / pitṛvaṃśānukathanaṃ śraddhākālastathaiva ca
the origin of Vaivasvata, son of the Sun, and likewise the union with Budha, the recounting of the lineages of the ancestors, and likewise the (proper) time for the śrāddha;
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NarP 1 107.6
पितृतीर्थप्रचारश्च सोमोत्पत्तिस्तथैव च । कीर्तनं सोमवंशस्य ययातिचरितं तथा
pitṛtīrthapracāraśca somotpattistathaiva ca / kīrtanaṃ somavaṃśasya yayāticaritaṃ tathā
and the propagation of the ancestral sacred ford, and likewise the origin of Soma, the account of Soma's lineage, and likewise the deeds of Yayāti;
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NarP 1 107.7
पितृवंशानुकथनं सृष्टवंशानुकीर्तनम् । भृगुशापस्तथा विष्णोर्दशधा जन्मने क्षितौ
pitṛvaṃśānukathanaṃ sṛṣṭavaṃśānukīrtanam / bhṛguśāpastathā viṣṇordaśadhā janmane kṣitau
The recounting of the lineage of the Fathers, the celebration of the created lineages, likewise Bhṛgu's curse, and Viṣṇu's tenfold birth on earth.
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NarP 1 107.8
कीर्त्तनं पूरुवंशस्य वंशो हौताशनः परम् । क्रियायोगस्ततः पश्चात्पुराणपरिकीर्तनम्
kīrttanaṃ pūruvaṃśasya vaṃśo hautāśanaḥ param / kriyāyogastataḥ paścātpurāṇaparikīrtanam
The celebration of the lineage of Pūru, next the lineage descended from the Fire-god, then thereafter the Kriyāyoga, and the enumeration of the Purāṇas.
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NarP 1 107.9
व्रतं नक्षत्रपुरुषं मार्तण्डशयनं तथा । कृष्णाष्टमीव्रतं तद्वद्रोहिणीचन्द्रसंज्ञितम्
vrataṃ nakṣatrapuruṣaṃ mārtaṇḍaśayanaṃ tathā / kṛṣṇāṣṭamīvrataṃ tadvadrohiṇīcandrasaṃjñitam
The Nakṣatrapuruṣa observance, likewise the Mārtaṇḍa couch-rite, the observance of the dark eighth, and likewise the one named Rohiṇī-Candra.
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NarP 1 107.10
तडागविधि माहात्म्यं पादपोत्सर्ग एव च । सौभाग्यशयनं तद्वदगस्त्यव्रतमेव च
taḍāgavidhi māhātmyaṃ pādapotsarga eva ca / saubhāgyaśayanaṃ tadvadagastyavratameva ca
The rule for (making) a tank and its greatness, and the setting out of trees, likewise the Saubhāgya couch-rite, and also the observance of Agastya.
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NarP 1 107.11
तथानन्ततृतीयाया रसकल्याणिनीव्रतम् । तथैवानं दकर्याश्च व्रतं सारस्वतं पुनः
tathānantatṛtīyāyā rasakalyāṇinīvratam / tathaivānaṃ dakaryāśca vrataṃ sārasvataṃ punaḥ
Likewise (the observance) of the Ananta-tṛtīyā, the Rasakalyāṇinī observance, and likewise that of the Anandakarī, and again the Sārasvata observance.
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NarP 1 107.12
उपरागाभिषेकश्च सप्तमीशनं तथा । भीमाख्या द्वादशी तद्वदनङ्गशयनं तथा
uparāgābhiṣekaśca saptamīśanaṃ tathā / bhīmākhyā dvādaśī tadvadanaṅgaśayanaṃ tathā
The bathing (rite) at an eclipse, and likewise the seventh-day food-rite, likewise the twelfth called Bhīmā, and so too the Anaṅga couch-rite.
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NarP 1 107.13
अशून्यशयनं तद्वत्तथैवाङ्गारकव्रतम् । सप्तमीसप्तकं तद्वद्विशोकद्वादशीव्रतम्
aśūnyaśayanaṃ tadvattathaivāṅgārakavratam / saptamīsaptakaṃ tadvadviśokadvādaśīvratam
Likewise the Aśūnyaśayana (rite), and also the Aṅgāraka observance, likewise the set of seven seventh-days, and the Viśokā-twelfth observance.
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NarP 1 107.14
मेरुप्रदानं दशधा ग्रहशान्तिस्तथैव च । ग्रहस्वरूपकथनं तथा शिवचतुर्दशी
merupradānaṃ daśadhā grahaśāntistathaiva ca / grahasvarūpakathanaṃ tathā śivacaturdaśī
The gift of a Meru (heap), and likewise the tenfold appeasing of the planets, the account of the forms of the planets, and likewise the Śiva-fourteenth.
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NarP 1 107.15
तथा सर्वफलत्यागः सूर्यवारव्रतं तथा । संक्रान्तिस्नपनं तद्वद्विभूतिद्वादशीव्रतम्
tathā sarvaphalatyāgaḥ sūryavāravrataṃ tathā / saṃkrāntisnapanaṃ tadvadvibhūtidvādaśīvratam
Likewise the renunciation of all fruit, likewise the Sunday observance, similarly the bathing at the solstitial/zodiacal transition, and the Vibhūti-twelfth observance.
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NarP 1 107.16
षष्टीव्रतानां माहात्म्यं तथा स्नानविधिकमः । प्रयागस्य तु माहात्म्यं द्वीपलोकानुवर्णनम्
ṣaṣṭīvratānāṃ māhātmyaṃ tathā snānavidhikamaḥ / prayāgasya tu māhātmyaṃ dvīpalokānuvarṇanam
The greatness of the observances of the sixth day, likewise the sequence of the rules for bathing, but (also) the greatness of Prayāga, and the description of the islands and worlds.
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NarP 1 107.17
तथान्तरिक्षचारश्च ध्रुवमाहात्म्यमेव च । भवनानि सुरेद्राणां त्रिपुरोद्योतनं तथा
tathāntarikṣacāraśca dhruvamāhātmyameva ca / bhavanāni suredrāṇāṃ tripurodyotanaṃ tathā
Likewise the course through the middle region, and also the greatness of Dhruva, the dwellings of the lords of the gods, and likewise the burning of Tripura.
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NarP 1 107.18
पितृप्रवरमाहात्म्यं मन्वन्तरविनिर्णयः । चतुर्युगस्य संभूतिर्युगधर्मनिरूपणम्
pitṛpravaramāhātmyaṃ manvantaravinirṇayaḥ / caturyugasya saṃbhūtiryugadharmanirūpaṇam
The greatness of the foremost of the Fathers, the determination of the Manu-periods, the coming into being of the four ages, and the setting forth of the duties of the ages.
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NarP 1 107.19
वज्राङ्गस्य तु संभूति स्तारकोत्पत्तिरेव च । तारकासुरमाहात्म्यं ब्रह्मदेवानुकीर्तनम्
vajrāṅgasya tu saṃbhūti stārakotpattireva ca / tārakāsuramāhātmyaṃ brahmadevānukīrtanam
And the coming into being of Vajrāṅga, and also the birth of Tāraka, the greatness of the demon Tāraka, and the celebration of Brahmā and the gods.
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NarP 1 107.20
पार्वतीसंभवस्तद्वत्तथा शिवतपोवनम् । अनङ्गदेहदाहश्च रतिशोकस्तथैव च
pārvatīsaṃbhavastadvattathā śivatapovanam / anaṅgadehadāhaśca ratiśokastathaiva ca
Likewise the birth of Pārvatī, and likewise Śiva's grove of austerity, and the burning of the body of the Bodiless One (Kāma), and likewise Rati's grief.
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NarP 1 107.21
गौरीतपोवनं तद्वच्छिवेनाथ प्रसादनम् । पार्वतीऋषिसंवादस्तथैरोद्वाहमङ्गलम्
gaurītapovanaṃ tadvacchivenātha prasādanam / pārvatīṛṣisaṃvādastathairodvāhamaṅgalam
Likewise Gaurī's grove of austerity, then her propitiation by Śiva, the conversation of Pārvatī with the seer, and likewise the auspicious rite of their wedding.
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NarP 1 107.22
कुमारसंभवस्तद्वत्कुमारविजयस्तथा । तारकस्य वधो घोरो नरसिंहोपवर्णनम्
kumārasaṃbhavastadvatkumāravijayastathā / tārakasya vadho ghoro narasiṃhopavarṇanam
Likewise the birth of Kumāra, and so the victory of Kumāra, the terrible slaying of Tāraka, and the description of the Man-Lion.
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NarP 1 107.23
पद्मोद्भवविसर्गस्तु तथैवान्धकघातनम् । वाराणस्यास्तु माहात्म्यं नर्मदायास्तथैव च
padmodbhavavisargastu tathaivāndhakaghātanam / vārāṇasyāstu māhātmyaṃ narmadāyāstathaiva ca
And the emission arising from the lotus, and likewise the slaying of Andhaka, and the greatness of Vārāṇasī, and likewise that of the Narmadā.
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NarP 1 107.24
प्रवरानुक्रमस्तद्वत्पितृगाथानुकीर्तनम् । तथोभयमुखीदानं दानं कृष्णाजिनस्य च
pravarānukramastadvatpitṛgāthānukīrtanam / tathobhayamukhīdānaṃ dānaṃ kṛṣṇājinasya ca
Likewise the succession of ancestral lines, the recitation of the verses of the Fathers, and likewise the gift of a cow in calf, and the gift of a black antelope skin.
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NarP 1 107.25
ततः सावित्र्युपाख्यानं राजधर्मास्तथैव च । विविधोत्पातकथनं ग्रहणान्तस्तथैव च
tataḥ sāvitryupākhyānaṃ rājadharmāstathaiva ca / vividhotpātakathanaṃ grahaṇāntastathaiva ca
Then the tale of Sāvitrī, and likewise the duties of kings, the account of the various portents, and likewise the end of eclipses.
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NarP 1 107.26
यात्रानिमित्तकथनं स्वप्नमङ्गलकीर्तने । वामनस्य तु माहात्म्यं वाराहस्य ततः परम्
yātrānimittakathanaṃ svapnamaṅgalakīrtane / vāmanasya tu māhātmyaṃ vārāhasya tataḥ param
The account of the omens for a journey, and the declarations of auspicious dreams, and the greatness of Vāmana, and after that of the Boar.
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NarP 1 107.27
समुद्रमथनं तद्वत्कालकूटाभिशान्तनम् । देवासुरविमर्दश्च वास्तुविद्या तथैव च
samudramathanaṃ tadvatkālakūṭābhiśāntanam / devāsuravimardaśca vāstuvidyā tathaiva ca
The churning of the ocean, likewise the quelling of the Kālakūṭa poison, the clash of gods and demons, and likewise the science of building (vāstu).
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NarP 1 107.28
प्रतिमालक्षणं तद्वद्देवतायतनं तथा । प्रासादलक्षणं तद्वन्मण्डपान च लक्षणम्
pratimālakṣaṇaṃ tadvaddevatāyatanaṃ tathā / prāsādalakṣaṇaṃ tadvanmaṇḍapāna ca lakṣaṇam
The characteristics of images, likewise the temple of a deity, and so the characteristics of a shrine, and likewise the characteristics of pavilions.
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NarP 1 107.29
भविष्यराज्ञामुद्देशो महादानानुकीर्तनम् । कल्पानुकीर्तनं तद्वत्पुराणे ऽस्मिन्प्रकीर्तितम्
bhaviṣyarājñāmuddeśo mahādānānukīrtanam / kalpānukīrtanaṃ tadvatpurāṇe 'sminprakīrtitam
The account of the future kings, the recital of the great gifts, and likewise the recital of the kalpas — (all this) is proclaimed in this Purāṇa.
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NarP 1 107.30
पवित्रमेतत्कल्याणमायुः कीर्तिविवर्द्धनम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि स याति भवनं हरेः
pavitrametatkalyāṇamāyuḥ kīrtivivarddhanam / yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi sa yāti bhavanaṃ hareḥ
This (Purāṇa) is purifying, auspicious, increasing life and fame; whoever recites it or even hears it goes to the abode of Hari.
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NarP 1 107.31
लिखित्वैतत्तु यो दद्याद्धेममत्स्यगवान्वितम् । विप्रायाभ्यर्च्य विषुवे स याति परमं पदम्
likhitvaitattu yo dadyāddhemamatsyagavānvitam / viprāyābhyarcya viṣuve sa yāti paramaṃ padam
But he who, having had this written out, gives it away together with a golden fish and a cow, honouring a brahmin (with it) at the equinox, goes to the highest state.
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