Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
ततस्तु वैष्णवा धर्मा नानाख्यानैरुदीरिताः । चातुर्मास्ये ततः पुण्ये सर्वधर्मनिरूपणम् ॥ ६२ ॥
tatastu vaiṣṇavā dharmā nānākhyānairudīritāḥ | cāturmāsye tataḥ puṇye sarvadharmanirūpaṇam || 62 ||
Ensuite, les devoirs vaiṣṇava sont exposés au moyen de nombreux récits; puis, dans la sainte observance du Cāturmāsya, tous les dharmas sont expliqués de façon méthodique.
Narada (as summarizer/teacher within the Anukramanika flow)
Vrata: Cāturmāsya
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It signals a structured progression of teaching: first, Vaiṣṇava dharma is taught through illustrative stories, and then Cāturmāsya is presented as a sacred framework in which the full spectrum of dharma is laid out and practiced.
By emphasizing “Vaiṣṇava dharma” taught via narratives, the verse points to bhakti being cultivated through hearing and reflecting on sacred accounts, and then being stabilized through disciplined observance such as Cāturmāsya.
The practical emphasis is ritual discipline (vrata/ācāra) tied to calendrical sacred time (Cāturmāsya), aligning practice with seasonal religious observances rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa being explicitly named.