Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
इत्येतदुत्तरं खण्डं पंचमं सर्वपुण्यदम् । पंचखंडयुतं पाद्मं यः श्रृणोति नरोत्तमः ॥ ३६ ॥
ityetaduttaraṃ khaṇḍaṃ paṃcamaṃ sarvapuṇyadam | paṃcakhaṃḍayutaṃ pādmaṃ yaḥ śrṛṇoti narottamaḥ || 36 ||
So ist dies der fünfte Abschnitt — die Uttara-khaṇḍa — die alles Verdienst verleiht. Der Beste der Menschen, der das Padma-Purāṇa hört, vollständig in fünf Abschnitte gegliedert, erlangt großes geistiges Verdienst.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
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It praises Purāṇa-śravaṇa (devotional listening) and states that hearing the Padma Purāṇa—especially its Uttara-khaṇḍa—confers comprehensive spiritual merit (sarva-puṇya).
By elevating “listening” (śravaṇam) to sacred narratives as a direct devotional practice, it aligns with bhakti methods where attentive hearing of divine lore purifies the mind and accumulates merit.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is the dhārmic discipline of śravaṇa—regular, reverent hearing of Purāṇic recitation.