Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
महाकालसमुद्भूतिः कथा चास्य महाद्भुता । वासुदेवस्य माहात्म्यं कोटितीर्थं ततः परम् ॥ १५ ॥
mahākālasamudbhūtiḥ kathā cāsya mahādbhutā | vāsudevasya māhātmyaṃ koṭitīrthaṃ tataḥ param || 15 ||
Vient ensuite le récit de l’origine de Mahākāla, et son histoire des plus merveilleuses ; puis se déploie la grandeur de Vāsudeva, et enfin le lieu saint suprême nommé Koṭitīrtha.
Sūta (Anukramaṇikā-style enumeration of contents within the Narada Purana)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It functions as an anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) marker, highlighting a progression from a powerful sacred narrative (Mahākāla) to Viṣṇu-centered glory (Vāsudeva-māhātmya) and finally to tīrtha-māhātmya, showing how Purāṇic knowledge guides devotion and pilgrimage.
By explicitly foregrounding “Vāsudeva’s māhātmya,” it signals that the text’s core devotional orientation culminates in Viṣṇu-bhakti—hearing and remembering the Lord’s greatness as a primary Purāṇic practice.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it is a structural outline that points to upcoming māhātmya and tīrtha sections, useful for organizing recitation, study, and pilgrimage planning.