Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
The Exposition of the Anukramaṇī (Index/Summary) of the Liṅga Purāṇa
विष्णुमाहात्म्यकथनमंबरीषकथा ततः । सनत्कुमारनंदीशसंवादश्च पुनर्मुने ॥ १३ ॥
viṣṇumāhātmyakathanamaṃbarīṣakathā tataḥ | sanatkumāranaṃdīśasaṃvādaśca punarmune || 13 ||
Dann wird die Größe Viṣṇus verkündet, gefolgt von der Erzählung über Ambarīṣa; und wiederum, o Weiser, der Dialog zwischen Sanatkumāra und Nandīśa.
Suta (narrating the Anukramanika contents to the assembled sages, incl. Shaunaka)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It functions as an index-verse: it signals that the text will present (1) Viṣṇu’s māhātmya (devotional glorification), (2) Ambarīṣa’s exemplary dharma, and (3) an instructive dialogue (saṃvāda), guiding the reader toward bhakti grounded in righteous conduct.
By foregrounding “Viṣṇu-māhātmya” and the “Ambarīṣa-kathā,” it points to bhakti as practiced devotion supported by steadfast vows and dharma—devotion is taught not only through praise but through lived exemplars and teacher-disciple style dialogues.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it is a structural marker in the Anukramanika indicating upcoming narrative and doctrinal sections.