Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
माहात्म्यं च गवादीनां कीर्तितं सर्वपुण्यदम् । कालकेयादिदैत्यानां वधो यत्र पृथक्पृथक् ॥ ६ ॥
māhātmyaṃ ca gavādīnāṃ kīrtitaṃ sarvapuṇyadam | kālakeyādidaityānāṃ vadho yatra pṛthakpṛthak || 6 ||
Therein is proclaimed the sacred greatness of cows and the like—bestowing every kind of merit; and there too is described, one by one, the slaying of the demons such as the Kālakeyas.
Suta (summarizing the Purana’s contents in an Anukramanika-style register)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It signals that this section contains two major merit-yielding themes: the dharmic glorification of the cow (gau-mahātmya), and exemplary narratives of adharma being removed through the destruction of demons—both framed as sources of puṇya.
By praising sacred supports of dharma (like the cow) and recounting demon-slaying episodes, the text directs the listener toward reverence for the divine order upheld by Vishnu and allied deities—strengthening śraddhā and devotion through remembrance (smaraṇa) and hearing (śravaṇa).
Primarily Purāṇic anukramaṇikā methodology (structured content-indexing and thematic cataloging) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it classifies topics (māhātmya, daitya-vadha) for guided study and ritual reading aimed at accruing puṇya.