Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Anukramaṇī (Synoptic Table of Contents) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
प्रयागस्याथ माहात्म्यं कुरुक्षेत्रस्य तत्परम् । हरिद्वारस्य चाख्यानं कामोदाख्यानकं तथा ॥ १४ ॥
prayāgasyātha māhātmyaṃ kurukṣetrasya tatparam | haridvārasya cākhyānaṃ kāmodākhyānakaṃ tathā || 14 ||
Als Nächstes wird die heilige Größe Prayāgas dargelegt und sodann der Reihe nach die von Kurukṣetra; ferner die Erzählung von Haridvāra sowie die Geschichte, die Kāmoda genannt wird.
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s contents in Anukramanika style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
This verse functions as an Anukramanika (table-of-contents) marker, highlighting that the Purana will teach Dharma through the mahatmyas of major tirthas—Prayaga, Kurukshetra, and Haridvara—where pilgrimage, sacred bathing, and remembrance of Hari are presented as purifying means.
By foregrounding tirtha-mahatmya narratives, the verse points to Bhakti practiced through pilgrimage: visiting holy places, performing snana and worship, and hearing sacred kathas—activities that traditionally intensify Vishnu-smriti (remembrance of Vishnu) and devotion.
The verse is not a Vedanga instruction; it is an index-like listing. Practically, it signals ritual-application knowledge connected to tirtha-yatra—timing, vows, and bathing/worship procedures commonly detailed in mahatmya sections rather than in technical Vedanga chapters.