Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga — Chapter 96
NarP 1 96.1
ब्रह्मोवाच मरीचे शृणु वक्ष्यामि वेदव्यासेन यत्कृतम् । श्रीमद्भागवतं नाम पुराणं ब्रह्मसंमितम्
brahmovāca marīce śṛṇu vakṣyāmi vedavyāsena yatkṛtam / śrīmadbhāgavataṃ nāma purāṇaṃ brahmasaṃmitam
Brahmā said: Listen, Marīci, I shall declare what was composed by Vedavyāsa, the Purāṇa named the Śrīmad Bhāgavata, equal to the Veda.
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NarP 1 96.2
तदष्टादशसाहस्रं कीर्तितं पापनाशनम् । सुरपादपरूपो ऽयं स्कन्धैर्द्वादशभिर्युतः
tadaṣṭādaśasāhasraṃ kīrtitaṃ pāpanāśanam / surapādaparūpo 'yaṃ skandhairdvādaśabhiryutaḥ
That (Purāṇa) of eighteen thousand (verses) is celebrated as destroying sin; it has the form of the body of the god (Viṣṇu), joined with its twelve books (skandhas, 'trunks/limbs').
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NarP 1 96.3
भगवानेव विप्रेन्द्र विश्वरूपीसमीरितः । तत्र तु प्रथमस्कन्धे सूतर्षीणां समागमे
bhagavāneva viprendra viśvarūpīsamīritaḥ / tatra tu prathamaskandhe sūtarṣīṇāṃ samāgame
It is the Lord himself, O best of brahmins, who is proclaimed as having the universe for his form. There, in the first book, at the meeting of the bards (Sūta) and the seers,
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NarP 1 96.4
व्यासस्य चरितं पुण्यं पाण्डवानां तथैव च । परीक्षितमुपाख्यानमितीदं समुदाहृतम्
vyāsasya caritaṃ puṇyaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ tathaiva ca / parīkṣitamupākhyānamitīdaṃ samudāhṛtam
the holy deeds of Vyāsa and likewise those of the Pāṇḍavas, and the account of Parīkṣit — thus is this (first book) set forth.
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NarP 1 96.5
परीक्षिच्छुकसंवादे सृष्टिद्वयनिरूपणम् । ब्रह्मनारदसंवादे देवताचरितामृतम्
parīkṣicchukasaṃvāde sṛṣṭidvayanirūpaṇam / brahmanāradasaṃvāde devatācaritāmṛtam
In the dialogue of Parīkṣit and Śuka, the setting forth of the two kinds of creation; in the dialogue of Brahmā and Nārada, the nectar of the deeds of the gods;
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NarP 1 96.6
पुराणलक्षणं चैव सृष्टिकारणसंभवः । द्वितीयो ऽयं समुदितः स्कन्धो व्यासेन धीमता
purāṇalakṣaṇaṃ caiva sṛṣṭikāraṇasaṃbhavaḥ / dvitīyo 'yaṃ samuditaḥ skandho vyāsena dhīmatā
and also the defining marks of a Purāṇa, and the arising of the cause of creation — this second book has been set forth by the wise Vyāsa.
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NarP 1 96.7
चरितं विदुरस्याथ मैत्रेयेणास्य संगमः । सृष्टिप्रकरणं पश्चाद्बह्मणः परमात्मनः
caritaṃ vidurasyātha maitreyeṇāsya saṃgamaḥ / sṛṣṭiprakaraṇaṃ paścādbahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ
Then the deeds of Vidura and his meeting with Maitreya; afterwards the section on the creation by Brahmā, the supreme Self;
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NarP 1 96.8
कापिलं सांख्यमप्यत्र तृतीयो ऽयमुदाहृतः । सत्याश्चरितमादौ तु ध्रुवस्य चरितं ततः
kāpilaṃ sāṃkhyamapyatra tṛtīyo 'yamudāhṛtaḥ / satyāścaritamādau tu dhruvasya caritaṃ tataḥ
and here also Kapila's Sāṃkhya — this is recounted as the third (book). First the story of Satī, then the story of Dhruva,
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NarP 1 96.9
पृथोः पुण्यसमाख्यानं ततः प्राचीनबर्हिषम् । इत्येष तुर्यो गदितो विसर्गे स्कन्ध उत्तमः
pṛthoḥ puṇyasamākhyānaṃ tataḥ prācīnabarhiṣam / ityeṣa turyo gadito visarge skandha uttamaḥ
the holy account of Pṛthu, then that of Prācīnabarhis — thus this excellent fourth book is declared, on the subject of emanation (visarga).
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NarP 1 96.10
प्रियव्रतस्य चरितं तद्वंश्यानां च पुण्यदम् । ब्रह्माण्डान्तर्गतानां च लोकानां वर्णनं ततः
priyavratasya caritaṃ tadvaṃśyānāṃ ca puṇyadam / brahmāṇḍāntargatānāṃ ca lokānāṃ varṇanaṃ tataḥ
The merit-giving story of Priyavrata and of his descendants, and then the description of the worlds contained within the cosmic egg,
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NarP 1 96.11
नरकस्थितिरित्येष संस्थाने पञ्चमो मतः । अजामिलस्य चरितं दक्षसृष्टिनिरूपणम्
narakasthitirityeṣa saṃsthāne pañcamo mataḥ / ajāmilasya caritaṃ dakṣasṛṣṭinirūpaṇam
and the state of the hells — thus this is held to be the fifth (book), on the subject of the (world's) constitution. The story of Ajāmila, the setting forth of Dakṣa's creation,
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NarP 1 96.12
वृत्राख्यानं ततः पश्चान्मरुतां जन्म पुण्यदम् । षष्ठो ऽयमुदितः स्कन्धोव्यासेन परिपोषणे
vṛtrākhyānaṃ tataḥ paścānmarutāṃ janma puṇyadam / ṣaṣṭho 'yamuditaḥ skandhovyāsena paripoṣaṇe
then afterwards the tale of Vṛtra, and the merit-giving birth of the Maruts — this sixth book has been declared by Vyāsa, on the subject of sustenance.
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NarP 1 96.13
प्रह्लादचरितं पुण्यं वर्णाश्रमनिरूपणम् । सप्तमो गदितो वत्स वासनाकर्मकीर्तने
prahlādacaritaṃ puṇyaṃ varṇāśramanirūpaṇam / saptamo gadito vatsa vāsanākarmakīrtane
The holy deeds of Prahlāda, the setting forth of the classes and the stages of life — the seventh is declared, dear child, in the telling of latent impressions and actions.
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NarP 1 96.14
गजेन्द्रमोक्षणाख्यानं मन्वन्तरनिरूपणे । समुद्रमथनं चैव बलिवैभवबन्धनम्
gajendramokṣaṇākhyānaṃ manvantaranirūpaṇe / samudramathanaṃ caiva balivaibhavabandhanam
The tale of the release of the lord of elephants, in the setting forth of the Manu-periods; and the churning of the ocean, and the greatness and binding of Bali,
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NarP 1 96.15
मत्स्याक्तारचरितमष्टमो ऽयं प्रकीर्तितः । सूर्यवंशसमाख्यानं सोमवंशनिरूपणम्
matsyāktāracaritamaṣṭamo 'yaṃ prakīrtitaḥ / sūryavaṃśasamākhyānaṃ somavaṃśanirūpaṇam
and the story of the Fish (incarnation) — this is proclaimed as the eighth. The account of the solar dynasty, the setting forth of the lunar dynasty —
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NarP 1 96.16
वंश्यानुचरिते प्रोक्तो नवमो ऽयं महामते । कृष्णस्य बालचरितं कौमारं च व्रजस्थितिः
vaṃśyānucarite prokto navamo 'yaṃ mahāmate / kṛṣṇasya bālacaritaṃ kaumāraṃ ca vrajasthitiḥ
this ninth (book) is declared, on the subject of the deeds of the descendants, O greatly wise one. Kṛṣṇa's deeds as an infant, his boyhood, and his stay in Vraja,
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NarP 1 96.17
कैशोरं मथुरास्थानं यौवनं द्वारकास्थितिः । भूभारहरणं चात्र निरोधे दशमः स्मृतः
kaiśoraṃ mathurāsthānaṃ yauvanaṃ dvārakāsthitiḥ / bhūbhāraharaṇaṃ cātra nirodhe daśamaḥ smṛtaḥ
his youth, his residence in Mathurā, his young manhood, his dwelling in Dvārakā, and the removal of the earth's burden — herein the tenth is recorded, on the subject of restraint (nirodha).
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NarP 1 96.18
नारदेन तु संवादो वसुदेवस्य कीर्तितः । यदोश्च दत्तात्रेयेण श्रीकृष्णोनोद्धवस्य च
nāradena tu saṃvādo vasudevasya kīrtitaḥ / yadośca dattātreyeṇa śrīkṛṣṇonoddhavasya ca
Vasudeva's conversation with Nārada is recounted, and Yadu's with Dattātreya, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa's with Uddhava,
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NarP 1 96.19
यादवानां मिथोन्तश्च मुक्तावेकादशः स्मृतः । भविष्यकलिनिर्द्देशो मोक्षो राज्ञः परीक्षितः
yādavānāṃ mithontaśca muktāvekādaśaḥ smṛtaḥ / bhaviṣyakalinirddeśo mokṣo rājñaḥ parīkṣitaḥ
and the mutual destruction of the Yādavas — the eleventh is recorded, on the subject of liberation. The indication of the Kali age to come, the liberation of King Parīkṣit,
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NarP 1 96.20
वेदशाखाप्रणयनं मार्कण्डेयतपःक्रिया । सौरी विभूतिरुदिता सात्वती च ततः परम्
vedaśākhāpraṇayanaṃ mārkaṇḍeyatapaḥkriyā / saurī vibhūtiruditā sātvatī ca tataḥ param
the composing of the branches of the Veda, Mārkaṇḍeya's practice of austerity, the manifest power of the Sun declared, and thereafter that of the Sātvata (Viṣṇu),
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NarP 1 96.21
पुराणसंख्याकथनमाश्रये द्वादशो ह्ययम् । इत्येवं कथितं वत्स श्रीमद्भागवतं तव
purāṇasaṃkhyākathanamāśraye dvādaśo hyayam / ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vatsa śrīmadbhāgavataṃ tava
and the telling of the number of the Purāṇas — this indeed is the twelfth, on the subject of the substratum (āśraya). Thus, dear child, the Śrīmad Bhāgavata has been recounted to you.
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NarP 1 96.22
वक्तुः श्रोतुश्चोपदेष्टुरनुमोदितुरेव च । साहाय्यकर्तुर्गदितं भक्तिभुक्तिविमुक्तिदम्
vaktuḥ śrotuścopadeṣṭuranumoditureva ca / sāhāyyakarturgaditaṃ bhaktibhuktivimuktidam
(This Purāṇa) is declared to give devotion, enjoyment, and liberation to the reciter, the hearer, the instructor, the one who approves, and indeed the one who lends assistance.
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NarP 1 96.23
प्रौष्ठपद्यां पूर्णिमायां हेमसिंहसमन्वितम् । देयं भागवतायेदं द्विजायप्रीतिपूर्वकम्
prauṣṭhapadyāṃ pūrṇimāyāṃ hemasiṃhasamanvitam / deyaṃ bhāgavatāyedaṃ dvijāyaprītipūrvakam
On the full-moon day of the month Prauṣṭhapada (Bhādrapada) this (book), together with a golden lion-throne, should be given with affection to a brāhmaṇa devoted to the Lord.
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NarP 1 96.24
संपूज्य वस्त्रहेमाद्यैर्भगवद्भक्तिमिच्छता । यो ऽप्यनुक्रमणीमेतां श्रावयेच्छृणुयात्तथा । स पुराणश्रवणजं प्राप्नोति फलमुत्तमम्
saṃpūjya vastrahemādyairbhagavadbhaktimicchatā / yo 'pyanukramaṇīmetāṃ śrāvayecchṛṇuyāttathā / sa purāṇaśravaṇajaṃ prāpnoti phalamuttamam
And whoever, desiring devotion to the Lord, having honored (the brāhmaṇa) with garments, gold and the like, has this table of contents recited, or listens to it, obtains the highest fruit that arises from hearing the Purāṇa.
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