Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
सत्यलोकप्रभावश्चागस्त्यावासे सुरागमः । पतिव्रताचरित्रं च तीर्थयात्रा प्रशंसनम् ॥ ७५ ॥
satyalokaprabhāvaścāgastyāvāse surāgamaḥ | pativratācaritraṃ ca tīrthayātrā praśaṃsanam || 75 ||
Sont aussi exposées la grandeur de Satyaloka, la venue des dieux à l’āśrama d’Agastya, la conduite exemplaire de l’épouse vouée (pativratā), et l’éloge du pèlerinage vers les tīrtha, lieux sacrés d’ablution (tīrthayātrā).
Narada (topic-summary narration within the Narada Purana’s anukramanika flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It functions as an anukramanika (topic-index) verse, signaling that the text teaches dharma through four linked themes: the exalted efficacy of Satyaloka, reverence shown by devas to sages (Agastya), the moral ideal of pativrata conduct, and the purifying merit of tīrtha-pilgrimage.
While not naming a specific deity here, it frames bhakti in Purāṇic terms as disciplined sacred living—honoring holy beings and holy places, and practicing steadfast vows (vrata-like fidelity and service), which are repeatedly presented in the Narada Purana as supports for devotional purity.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ritual-dharma practice—tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage discipline) and vrata-based ethical conduct (pativratā-dharma).