Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
The Description of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa’s Table of Contents
Anukramaṇī
अग्नीनां विजयश्चाथ कालसद्भाववर्णनम् । प्रियव्रतान्वयोद्देशः पृथिव्यायामविस्तरः ॥ ७ ॥
agnīnāṃ vijayaścātha kālasadbhāvavarṇanam | priyavratānvayoddeśaḥ pṛthivyāyāmavistaraḥ || 7 ||
Then are told the triumph of the Fires (Agni), the true nature and reality of Time (Kāla), an outline of Priyavrata’s lineage, and an expansive account of the earth’s measures and breadth.
Suta (Suta Ugrasravas) summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents (Anukramanika style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It functions as an Anukramanika (table-of-contents) verse, signaling that the Purana will treat cosmic order through Agni (sacrificial power), Kala (Time as a governing principle), righteous royal lineages (Priyavrata), and the structured universe (earth’s measured expanse).
Indirectly: by framing the cosmos—Agni (yajña), Kala (divine governance), and dharmic dynasties—as arenas where devotion is practiced and protected; later sections typically connect such order to worship and service of the Supreme.
The verse points toward Purāṇic cosmology and calendrical awareness: discussion of Kala supports time-reckoning used in ritual timing (linked to Jyotiṣa), while Agni’s “victory” relates to yajña-centered ritual theology.