Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
The Exposition of the Table of Contents of the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa
एतद्धि ब्रह्मखंडं हि श्रुतं पापविनाशनम् । ततः सावर्णिसंवादो नारदस्य समीरितः ॥ १० ॥
etaddhi brahmakhaṃḍaṃ hi śrutaṃ pāpavināśanam | tataḥ sāvarṇisaṃvādo nāradasya samīritaḥ || 10 ||
En vérité, ce Brahma-khaṇḍa a été entendu, et il détruit les péchés. Ensuite est exposé l’entretien avec Sāvarṇi, tel que l’a proclamé Nārada.
Suta (narrator) / Anukramanika-style narrator voice
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames the Brahma-khaṇḍa as “pāpa-vināśana” (sin-destroying) through śravaṇa (hearing/recitation) and signals a textual transition to the next teaching unit: Nārada’s dialogue with Sāvarṇi.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti’s core practice of śravaṇa—devotional hearing of sacred narration—by stating that listening to the Purāṇic section itself purifies and prepares the listener for the ensuing instructive dialogue.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it functions as an anukramaṇikā marker emphasizing śruti/śravaṇa (hearing) as a practical method for purification and study-sequencing.