Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
The Narration of the Brāhma Purāṇa’s Account
Brāhma Purāṇānukramaṇikā
वर्णाश्रमाणां धर्माश्च कीर्तिता यत्र विस्तरात् । विष्णुधर्मयुगाख्यानं प्रलयस्य च वर्णनम् ॥ ४१ ॥
varṇāśramāṇāṃ dharmāśca kīrtitā yatra vistarāt | viṣṇudharmayugākhyānaṃ pralayasya ca varṇanam || 41 ||
On y décrit en détail les devoirs du varṇāśrama (classes et étapes de vie) ; de même y sont exposés le récit du Viṣṇu-dharma à travers les Yuga et la description de la dissolution cosmique (Pralaya).
Suta (summarizing the contents in an anukramanika-style section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It signals that the text teaches a complete dharmic framework—personal conduct through varṇa-āśrama duties, age-specific (yuga) religious principles centered on Vishnu, and the cosmic perspective of pralaya—so the reader aligns daily life with ultimate spiritual reality.
By highlighting “Vishnu-dharma” as a core topic, the verse points to Vaiṣṇava orientation of dharma: devotion and right conduct are presented as yuga-appropriate expressions of loyalty to Vishnu, integrating bhakti with social and spiritual duties.
The verse is primarily a puranic topic-index rather than a specific Vedāṅga lesson; its practical takeaway is dharma-application—how duties (ācāra) are organized by varṇa and āśrama and adapted by yuga, which guides ritual and ethical decision-making.