Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā
Synopsis / Table of Contents
तथांतरिक्षचारश्च ध्रुवमाहात्म्यमेव च । भवनानि सुरेंद्राणां त्रिपुरोद्योतनं तथा ॥ १७ ॥
tathāṃtarikṣacāraśca dhruvamāhātmyameva ca | bhavanāni sureṃdrāṇāṃ tripurodyotanaṃ tathā || 17 ||
Auch werden die Bewegungen im mittleren Himmelsraum, die eigentliche Größe Dhruvas, die himmlischen Wohnstätten der Götterherrscher sowie der Bericht vom flammenden Glanz Tripuras geschildert.
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramanika-style summary)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It functions as an index-verse, pointing to themes of cosmic order (antarīkṣa), steadfast devotion and divine favor (Dhruva’s glory), and the grandeur of higher realms—showing that the Purana teaches both cosmology and spiritual exemplars.
By referencing Dhruva-māhātmya, it signals the Purana’s emphasis on unwavering resolve and devotion that leads to divine grace and an enduring spiritual station—Dhruva being a classic model of single-pointed bhakti.
Indirectly it points to jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology) and cosmography through “antarīkṣa-cāra” and Dhruva’s fixed stellar symbolism, which are used in Purāṇic explanations of time, direction, and celestial mapping.