Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
The Anukramaṇikā (Contents-Outline) of the Vāmana Purāṇa
ततश्च धुन्धु चरितं प्रेतोपाख्यानकं ततः । नक्षत्रपुरुषाख्यानं श्रीदामचरितं ततः ॥ ११ ॥
tataśca dhundhu caritaṃ pretopākhyānakaṃ tataḥ | nakṣatrapuruṣākhyānaṃ śrīdāmacaritaṃ tataḥ || 11 ||
Darauf folgt der Bericht über Dhundhu; danach die Nebenüberlieferung über einen Preta, einen ruhelosen Geist. Anschließend kommt die Erzählung vom Nakṣatra‑Puruṣa, dem personifizierten Sternbild‑Menschen, und danach die Geschichte Śrīdāmas.
Sage Narada (enumerating contents to the Sanatkumara brothers, Anukramanika style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It functions as an anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) verse: by listing successive kathās, it signals that multiple illustrative narratives are used to teach dharma and karmic causality, including consequences connected with preta-states and moral conduct.
Indirectly: by announcing forthcoming caritas (exemplary stories), it points to the Purāṇic method where devotion and right conduct are taught through narrative models; the listed episodes are meant to culminate in dharma aligned with devotion to the divine.
The mention of Nakṣatra-Puruṣa indicates a Jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology) framing—using nakṣatras (lunar mansions) as personified teaching devices—while the preta-upākhyāna hints at ritual-dharma implications for death rites and pacification.