Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
The Description of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa’s Table of Contents
Anukramaṇī
अष्टादश पुराणानि यः श्रृणोति नरोत्तमः । कथयेद्वा विधानेन नेह भूयः स जायते ॥ ३९ ॥
aṣṭādaśa purāṇāni yaḥ śrṛṇoti narottamaḥ | kathayedvā vidhānena neha bhūyaḥ sa jāyate || 39 ||
Le meilleur des hommes qui écoute les dix-huit Purāṇa —ou qui les expose correctement selon la règle prescrite— ne renaît plus ici-bas.
Narada (teaching in the anukramaṇikā context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states the phala (spiritual result) of Purāṇa-śravaṇa and Purāṇa-kathā: properly hearing or teaching the full corpus of eighteen Purāṇas is presented as a mokṣa-sādhana that ends rebirth in this world.
Purāṇas primarily transmit devotion, dharma, and the Lord’s līlā and names; the verse emphasizes sustained, rule-based listening/teaching as a disciplined devotional practice that purifies the mind and leads toward liberation.
The key practical point is vidhāna (prescribed procedure): learning and conveying scripture through proper recitation, context, and traditional method—aligned with śikṣā (phonetics/recitation discipline) and dharma-vidhi (ritual and rule-based conduct).