Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa
Purāṇa-Māhātmya
तथागमानां सांख्यानां वेदानां चैव संग्रहम् । य एतत्पठते भक्त्या श्रृणुयाद्वा समाहितः ॥ ३६ ॥
tathāgamānāṃ sāṃkhyānāṃ vedānāṃ caiva saṃgraham | ya etatpaṭhate bhaktyā śrṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ || 36 ||
Asimismo, contiene un compendio de los Āgamas, de las enseñanzas del Sāṃkhya y de los Vedas. Quien lo recita con devoción, o lo escucha con la mente recogida, obtiene el mérito de tal estudio.
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana dialogue/teaching in an anukramanika context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Narada Purana as a consolidated gateway to major streams of śāstra—Veda, Āgama, and Sāṃkhya—stating that devoted recitation or attentive listening itself becomes spiritually fruitful.
Bhakti is shown as the qualifying power behind scriptural engagement: reading (paṭhana) with devotion and listening (śravaṇa) with mental steadiness are both upheld as effective devotional practices.
Rather than a single Vedāṅga, the verse emphasizes saṃgraha—systematic compilation—implying an organized study approach that supports Vedāṅga-based learning such as Vyākaraṇa (grammar) and Kalpa (ritual procedure) when engaging Vedic and Āgamic materials.