Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa
Purāṇa-Māhātmya
तथागमानां सांख्यानां वेदानां चैव संग्रहम् । य एतत्पठते भक्त्या श्रृणुयाद्वा समाहितः ॥ ३६ ॥
tathāgamānāṃ sāṃkhyānāṃ vedānāṃ caiva saṃgraham | ya etatpaṭhate bhaktyā śrṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ || 36 ||
De même, il renferme un compendium des Āgamas, des enseignements du Sāṃkhya et des Vedas. Quiconque le récite avec dévotion, ou l’écoute l’esprit recueilli, reçoit le mérite d’une telle étude.
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana dialogue/teaching in an anukramanika context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Narada Purana as a consolidated gateway to major streams of śāstra—Veda, Āgama, and Sāṃkhya—stating that devoted recitation or attentive listening itself becomes spiritually fruitful.
Bhakti is shown as the qualifying power behind scriptural engagement: reading (paṭhana) with devotion and listening (śravaṇa) with mental steadiness are both upheld as effective devotional practices.
Rather than a single Vedāṅga, the verse emphasizes saṃgraha—systematic compilation—implying an organized study approach that supports Vedāṅga-based learning such as Vyākaraṇa (grammar) and Kalpa (ritual procedure) when engaging Vedic and Āgamic materials.