Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 152
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
ततो वै रेवती चात्र भक्तिकातीर्थसंभवः । क्षेमंकरी च केदारं शुक्लतीर्थमुखारकम् ॥ १५२ ॥
tato vai revatī cātra bhaktikātīrthasaṃbhavaḥ | kṣemaṃkarī ca kedāraṃ śuklatīrthamukhārakam || 152 ||
« Ensuite, dans ce récit, sont mentionnées Revatī et Bhaktikā — apparues comme des tīrtha, lieux sacrés d’ablution ; ainsi que Kṣemaṅkarī, et Kedāra, renommé comme le premier parmi les Śukla‑tīrtha. »
Suta (narrating an anukramanika-style enumeration, within the broader Narada–Sanatkumara transmission)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as a sacred-geography index (anukramaṇikā), naming tīrthas whose remembrance and visitation are treated as dharmic acts that purify and confer spiritual welfare.
By highlighting a tīrtha named Bhaktikā and placing it among revered pilgrimage sites, the verse links bhakti with tīrtha-sevā—devotional practice expressed through pilgrimage, worship, and reverent remembrance.
Primarily Purāṇic anukramaṇikā methodology—systematic cataloguing of names/places for recitation and reference; it supports ritual practice by identifying tīrthas relevant for snāna, dāna, and vrata observances.