Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
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प्रायश्चित्तविधिश्चाग्नेरुत्पत्तिश्च सुरागमः । देवदीक्षा शिवस्तोत्रं नानापातकनाशनम् ॥ ९३ ॥
prāyaścittavidhiścāgnerutpattiśca surāgamaḥ | devadīkṣā śivastotraṃ nānāpātakanāśanam || 93 ||
এতে প্রায়শ্চিত্তের বিধি, অগ্নির উৎপত্তি, দেব-আগমের পরম্পরা; দেবদীক্ষা, শিবস্তোত্র, এবং নানাবিধ পাপ নাশের উপায়ও উপদেশিত হয়েছে।
Sage Nārada (describing the contents/topics—anukramaṇikā style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
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This verse functions as a contents-summary, highlighting that the text preserves practical dharma: expiations, sacred-fire origins, Āgamic tradition, consecrations, and stotras—tools meant to purify life and restore spiritual order after wrongdoing.
By pointing to devadīkṣā and Śiva-stotra, it emphasizes devotion expressed through consecrated worship and heartfelt praise; bhakti here is shown as disciplined, ritual-supported reverence that also purifies sins.
The verse foregrounds ritual-technical knowledge—prāyaścitta-vidhi and sacred-fire (agni) doctrine—aligned with Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Āgamic practice rather than grammar or astrology.