Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
The Description of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa’s Table of Contents
Anukramaṇī
वृष्णिवंशानुकथनं सगरस्याथ संभवः । भार्गवस्यानुचरितं पितृकार्यवधाश्रयम् ॥ १९ ॥
vṛṣṇivaṃśānukathanaṃ sagarasyātha saṃbhavaḥ | bhārgavasyānucaritaṃ pitṛkāryavadhāśrayam || 19 ||
Il contient le récit de la lignée des Vr̥ṣṇi, puis la naissance de Sagara, et le récit suivant de Bhārgava, centré sur le meurtre accompli pour remplir le devoir envers le père.
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s chapter-wise contents in an anukramanika style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
As an anukramanika (contents-index) verse, it signals key dharmic narratives—dynastic remembrance, righteous kingship, and the gravity of pitṛ-dharma—used to frame moral causality across the Purana’s stories.
Indirectly: by pointing to puranic histories that illustrate dharma and adharma, it prepares the listener for Vishnu-centered bhakti teachings elsewhere in the text, where devotion is strengthened through reflection on exemplary lives and consequences of action.
The verse is primarily a thematic index rather than a Vedanga lesson; its practical takeaway is dharma-oriented—pitṛkārya (duty to one’s father/ancestors) as a guiding principle in conduct and ritual responsibility.