Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
दानप्रशंसा तत्पश्चाद्व्रतस्य महिमा ततः । तपश्चैव पूजायाः सच्छिद्रकथनं ततः ॥ ६३ ॥
dānapraśaṃsā tatpaścādvratasya mahimā tataḥ | tapaścaiva pūjāyāḥ sacchidrakathanaṃ tataḥ || 63 ||
Vient ensuite l’éloge du don (dāna), puis la grandeur des vœux (vrata), puis l’austérité (tapas) ; et après cela, l’exposé du culte (pūjā), avec l’explication des fautes et manquements qui peuvent s’y produire.
Narada (enumerating the contents as an anukramaṇikā-style summary, in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: vrata (general; unspecified)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as an anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) verse, indicating that the text teaches a graded Dharma-practice: charity (dāna), disciplined vows (vrata), austerity (tapas), and proper worship (pūjā), including awareness of ritual lapses (chidra) so devotion remains pure and effective.
By placing pūjā after dāna, vrata, and tapas, it frames bhakti-practice as supported by ethical giving, self-restraint, and inner discipline; and by mentioning sacchidra-kathana, it emphasizes careful, sincere worship rather than merely external performance.
Ritual precision is implied through the idea of identifying ‘chidra’ (defects) in pūjā—pointing to applied Kalpa (ritual procedure) and correct observance of vratas, even though no specific Vedanga term is named in this verse.