Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
केदाराख्या च धर्मेश कथा विष्णुभुजोद्भवा । वीरेश्वरसमाख्यानं गंगामाहात्म्यकीर्तनम् ॥ ८९ ॥
kedārākhyā ca dharmeśa kathā viṣṇubhujodbhavā | vīreśvarasamākhyānaṃ gaṃgāmāhātmyakīrtanam || 89 ||
S’y ajoutent les sections sur Kedāra ; le récit de Dharmeśa, né du bras de Viṣṇu ; la légende de Vīreśvara ; et la proclamation de la grandeur (māhātmya) du fleuve Gaṅgā.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It functions as an anukramaṇikā (index) verse, pointing the reader to sacred narratives—Kedāra, Vīreśvara, and Gaṅgā-māhātmya—where devotion, pilgrimage, and dharma are taught through tīrtha-glorification.
By directing attention to Viṣṇu-linked origins ("born from Viṣṇu’s arm") and to the hearing/recitation of māhātmya, it emphasizes bhakti practices such as śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (praise) centered on Viṣṇu and holy tīrthas.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; instead it signals a Purāṇic catalog of tīrtha-māhātmya material used for ritual orientation—where to go, what to honor, and what to recite.