Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
The Description of the Anukramaṇikā (Chapter-wise Summary) of the Varāha Purāṇa
अथादिकृतवृत्तांते रंभस्य चरितं ततः । दुर्जयस्य च तत्पश्चाच्छ्राद्धकल्प उदीरितः ॥ ४ ॥
athādikṛtavṛttāṃte raṃbhasya caritaṃ tataḥ | durjayasya ca tatpaścācchrāddhakalpa udīritaḥ || 4 ||
Ensuite, à la conclusion du récit d’Ādikṛt, l’histoire de Rambhā est rapportée ; puis vient celle de Durjaya, et après cela est exposée la procédure rituelle du Śrāddha.
Suta (narrating the Anukramanika/contents to the sages, summarizing what is taught)
Vrata: Śrāddha (pitṛ-kriyā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It functions as an index-verse (anukramaṇikā), indicating that the text moves from exemplary narratives (Ādikṛt, Rambha, Durjaya) into applied dharma—specifically the Śrāddha-kalpa—showing how Purāṇic stories culminate in lived ritual duty toward ancestors.
Indirectly: by sequencing stories and then Śrāddha-vidhi, it frames devotion as not only praise and remembrance but also dharmic action—honoring lineage and tradition as part of a disciplined religious life that supports sattva and devotion.
Kalpa (ritual science) is explicitly signaled through the term “Śrāddha-kalpa,” pointing to procedural, rule-based performance of ancestral rites (pitṛ-kārya) in the Purāṇic presentation of Vedic ritual practice.