The Outline (Anukramaṇī) of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa
धर्मशास्त्रं चार्थशास्त्रं वेदांतं ज्योतिषं तथा । वंशाख्यानं प्रकरणात् स्तोत्राणि मनवस्तथा ॥ १९ ॥
dharmaśāstraṃ cārthaśāstraṃ vedāṃtaṃ jyotiṣaṃ tathā | vaṃśākhyānaṃ prakaraṇāt stotrāṇi manavastathā || 19 ||
On y trouve aussi le Dharmaśāstra et l’Arthaśāstra, le Vedānta et le Jyotiṣa ; des récits généalogiques ordonnés par sections, ainsi que des hymnes (stotra) et les récits des Manus.
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramanika-style summary)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It presents the Purana as an encyclopedic guide: it integrates dharma (right living), artha (orderly worldly life), Vedānta (liberating knowledge), and devotional stotras—showing that spiritual life is supported by both philosophy and practice.
By explicitly mentioning stotras (hymns of praise), it points to devotional worship as a core method within the text—Bhakti expressed through praise, recitation, and remembrance alongside doctrinal teachings.
Jyotiṣa is highlighted—Vedic astronomy/astrology used for calendrical timing and auspiciousness in rites, vratas, and ritual scheduling within the broader dharma framework.