Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 141
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
एष खंडो ह्यवंत्याख्यः श्रृण्वतां पापनाशनः । अतः परं नागराख्यः खंडः षष्ठोऽभिधीयते ॥ १४१ ॥
eṣa khaṃḍo hyavaṃtyākhyaḥ śrṛṇvatāṃ pāpanāśanaḥ | ataḥ paraṃ nāgarākhyaḥ khaṃḍaḥ ṣaṣṭho'bhidhīyate || 141 ||
Cette section est véritablement appelée Avantya-khaṇḍa, et pour ceux qui l’écoutent elle détruit les péchés. Après cela est exposée la sixième section, connue sous le nom de Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
Sage Narada (continuing the Anukramanika-style narration to the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states the phala (spiritual fruit) of śravaṇa—hearing the Purana—declaring that listening to the Avantya-khaṇḍa destroys sin, and it marks a formal transition to the next division (Nāgara-khaṇḍa).
By emphasizing śravaṇa (devotional hearing) as purifying, it aligns with bhakti practice where attentive listening to sacred narration is itself a means of inner cleansing and spiritual progress.
The verse reflects an Anukramaṇikā method—systematic textual organization and sequencing—useful for recitation, teaching, and archival cataloging, rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.