Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
ततश्च सप्तपुर्याख्या संयमिन्या निरूपणम् । बुधस्य च तथेंद्राग्न्योर्लोकाप्तिः शिवशर्मणः ॥ ७६ ॥
tataśca saptapuryākhyā saṃyaminyā nirūpaṇam | budhasya ca tatheṃdrāgnyorlokāptiḥ śivaśarmaṇaḥ || 76 ||
Darauf folgt die Darstellung der berühmten „sieben heiligen Städte“ (saptapurī) samt Beschreibung von Saṃyaminī; ebenso die Erzählung von Budha und wie Śivaśarman die Welten Indras und Agnis erlangte.
Suta (Anukramanika-style summary of contents)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse functions as an anukramaṇikā (contents-index): it signals that the chapter proceeds to sacred geography (the seven holy cities) and merit-bearing narratives where righteous conduct yields exalted celestial attainments (Indra- and Agni-lokas).
Indirectly: by previewing tīrtha-related themes (sapta-purī) and phala (results), it frames devotion and dharma as lived practices connected to holy places and divine realms—common Narada Purana pathways for cultivating Viṣṇu-bhakti and sacred merit.
The mention of Budha (Mercury) points toward Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) themes often embedded in Purāṇic narration—linking planetary deities and their stories to dharma, timing, and cosmological worlds.