Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
यत्र वै सेतुमाहात्म्ये फलं स्नाने क्षणोद्भवम् । गालवस्य तपश्चर्या राक्षसाख्यानकं ततः ॥ ४९ ॥
yatra vai setumāhātmye phalaṃ snāne kṣaṇodbhavam | gālavasya tapaścaryā rākṣasākhyānakaṃ tataḥ || 49 ||
Là est célébrée la grandeur de Setu, où le fruit du bain sacré naît à l’instant; puis viennent les austérités de Gālava, et ensuite un récit concernant un rākṣasa (démon).
Suta (topic-index narration within the Purva Bhaga anukramanika framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as an anukramaṇikā (topic-index) verse, highlighting that the Setu-tīrtha bathing is taught as yielding immediate merit, and it cues the reader to subsequent narratives on Gālava’s tapas and a rākṣasa episode.
Indirectly: by emphasizing tīrtha-māhātmya and sacred bathing as supportive purāṇic practices that purify the devotee and prepare the mind for devotion and dharma, even though explicit Vishnu-bhakti is not stated in this single index-verse.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught here; the verse is primarily a purāṇic contents-marker pointing to ritual bathing (snāna) and narrative sections.