Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa
Purāṇa-Māhātmya
तपसां च व्रतानां च फलानां संप्रकाशकम् । मंत्राणां चैव यंत्राणां वेदांगानां विभागशः ॥ ३५ ॥
tapasāṃ ca vratānāṃ ca phalānāṃ saṃprakāśakam | maṃtrāṇāṃ caiva yaṃtrāṇāṃ vedāṃgānāṃ vibhāgaśaḥ || 35 ||
Il éclaire les fruits des austérités et des vœux sacrés, et expose avec ordre les mantras et les yantras, ainsi que les divisions des Vedāṅgas.
Sage Narada (describing contents in summary form within Book 1.4)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse highlights that the text functions as a practical dharma-guide: it clarifies how tapas (austerity) and vrata (vowed observances) mature into specific spiritual and worldly results, and it organizes the supporting Vedic sciences needed to perform them correctly.
By emphasizing vrata, mantra, and disciplined practice, the verse frames devotion as lived sādhanā—bhakti supported by regulated observances and correct ritual knowledge—so that devotion is not merely sentiment but a structured spiritual path.
It points to the systematic division of the Vedāṅgas—such as Kalpa (ritual procedure), Jyotiṣa (sacred time/astrology), and Vyākaraṇa (grammar for mantra correctness)—as the technical foundation for understanding mantras, yantras, and the fruits of rites.