Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 152
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
ततो वै रेवती चात्र भक्तिकातीर्थसंभवः । क्षेमंकरी च केदारं शुक्लतीर्थमुखारकम् ॥ १५२ ॥
tato vai revatī cātra bhaktikātīrthasaṃbhavaḥ | kṣemaṃkarī ca kedāraṃ śuklatīrthamukhārakam || 152 ||
এরপর এখানে রেবতী ও ভক্তিকা—তীর্থরূপে উদ্ভূত—এর উল্লেখ আছে; আরও আছে ক্ষেমঙ্করী এবং কেদার, যা শুক্লতীর্থসমূহের মধ্যে অগ্রগণ্য বলে খ্যাত।
Suta (narrating an anukramanika-style enumeration, within the broader Narada–Sanatkumara transmission)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as a sacred-geography index (anukramaṇikā), naming tīrthas whose remembrance and visitation are treated as dharmic acts that purify and confer spiritual welfare.
By highlighting a tīrtha named Bhaktikā and placing it among revered pilgrimage sites, the verse links bhakti with tīrtha-sevā—devotional practice expressed through pilgrimage, worship, and reverent remembrance.
Primarily Purāṇic anukramaṇikā methodology—systematic cataloguing of names/places for recitation and reference; it supports ritual practice by identifying tīrthas relevant for snāna, dāna, and vrata observances.
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