Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Kūrmāpurāṇa-Anukramaṇikā
Index/Summary of the Kūrma Purāṇa
कथिता यत्र वर्णानां पृथक्वृत्तिरुदाहृता । पादऽस्याः प्रथमे प्रोक्ता ब्राह्मणानां व्यवस्थितिः ॥ १४ ॥
kathitā yatra varṇānāṃ pṛthakvṛttirudāhṛtā | pāda'syāḥ prathame proktā brāhmaṇānāṃ vyavasthitiḥ || 14 ||
Hier werden die unterschiedlichen Lebensweisen und Erwerbsarten der Varṇas getrennt beschrieben. Und im ersten Pāda werden die rechte Disziplin und die feststehenden Pflichten der Brāhmaṇas dargelegt.
Narada (summarizing the arrangement of topics in this section, in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames dharma as an ordered teaching: distinct duties are taught systematically, beginning with the Brāhmaṇa discipline, implying that spiritual life is supported by regulated conduct and clarity of roles.
Indirectly: by organizing dharma and conduct, it prepares the practitioner—especially the Brāhmaṇa as a custodian of Veda and worship—for steady sādhana, which in the Purāṇic vision culminates in devotion to Viṣṇu through disciplined life.
The verse signals a technical, categorized exposition (anukrama/structure) of dharma—useful for organizing ritual and conduct; while no single Vedāṅga is named, it aligns with the Smārta-ritual framework that depends on Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, and Kalpa for correct practice.