Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
पितृशुश्रूषणाख्यानं नहुषस्य कथा ततः । ययातिचरितं चैव गुरुतीर्थनिरूपणम् ॥ १० ॥
pitṛśuśrūṣaṇākhyānaṃ nahuṣasya kathā tataḥ | yayāticaritaṃ caiva gurutīrthanirūpaṇam || 10 ||
তাৰ পিছত পিতৃদেৱসকলৰ প্ৰতি ভক্তিভাৱে শুশ্ৰূষাৰ আখ্যান, তাৰ পাছত নহুষৰ কাহিনী; লগতে যযাতিৰ চৰিত্ৰ আৰু ‘গুরু-তীৰ্থ’ নামৰ পবিত্ৰ তীৰ্থৰ নিৰূপণ বৰ্ণিত হয়।
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramanika-style summary)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse functions as an anukramanika (table-of-contents) marker, highlighting key dharmic themes—service to the Pitṛs (ancestral duty), instructive royal narratives (Nahuṣa and Yayāti), and the sanctifying role of tīrthas (Guru-tīrtha) as supports for righteous living.
Indirectly: it points to dharma-supporting practices that traditionally strengthen sattva and devotion—honoring lineage through Pitṛ-dharma, learning humility and restraint through exemplary kingly stories, and seeking purification and remembrance of the Divine through tīrtha-yātrā.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this single verse; however, the mention of Pitṛ practices and tīrtha description implies applied ritual knowledge (kalpa/ācāra)—how duties and pilgrimages are to be performed according to dharma.