Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 153
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
सत्यसंधेश्वराख्यानं तथा कर्णोत्पलाकथा । अटेश्वरं याज्ञवल्क्य गौर्यं गाणेशमेव च ॥ १५३ ॥
satyasaṃdheśvarākhyānaṃ tathā karṇotpalākathā | aṭeśvaraṃ yājñavalkya gauryaṃ gāṇeśameva ca || 153 ||
« (Sont décrits ici) le récit sacré de Satyasaṃdheśvara, ainsi que l’histoire de Karṇotpalā ; (de même) Ateśvara ; (le récit lié à) Yājñavalkya ; (celui de) Gaurya ; et aussi (celui de) Gāṇeśa. »
Suta (summarizing the contents in an anukramaṇikā-style list)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse functions as an anukramaṇikā (catalogue): it signals that multiple sacred narratives and deity/śiva-kṣetra-related accounts are included, emphasizing the Purāṇic method of transmitting dharma through named episodes and tīrtha/deity-mahātmyas.
By listing specific īśvara- and gaṇeśa-related accounts (and connected sacred stories), the verse points the reader toward bhakti through śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of divine names, places, and exemplary narratives—core practices repeatedly endorsed in Purāṇic devotion.
The verse itself is primarily an index and does not teach a Vedāṅga directly; its practical takeaway is textual organization—an anukramaṇikā-style mapping that helps locate narratives relevant to ritual observance (tīrtha, vrata, and deity worship) within the Purāṇa.