Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
The Exposition of the Table of Contents of the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa
माहात्म्यं पूजनाद्यं च विस्तरेण यथास्थितम् । एतत्प्रकृतिखंडं हि श्रुतं भूतिविधायकम् ॥ १२ ॥
māhātmyaṃ pūjanādyaṃ ca vistareṇa yathāsthitam | etatprakṛtikhaṃḍaṃ hi śrutaṃ bhūtividhāyakam || 12 ||
Die Erhabenheit und die Riten, beginnend mit der Verehrung, sind ausführlich dargelegt, genau wie sie bestehen. Wahrlich, dieser «Prakṛti-khaṇḍa» gewährt, wenn er vernommen wird, Gedeihen und Wohlergehen.
Suta (narrating the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue summary context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the Prakṛti-khaṇḍa as a complete, faithfully preserved exposition of sacred glory (māhātmya) and worship-based practice, affirming that hearing/receiving it is itself a cause of bhūti (well-being and auspicious prosperity).
By emphasizing pūjā and allied observances as central content, it points to devotion expressed through ritual worship and reverent listening (śravaṇa) as practical means to gain auspicious results and spiritual steadiness.
The verse highlights ritual procedure (pūjanādya) and the authority of śruti/recitation (“śrutam”)—a practical takeaway aligned with kalpa-style discipline (ritual method), though no specific Vedāṅga is named in this line.