Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Anukramaṇī (Synoptic Table of Contents) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
बदरीतीर्थमाहात्म्यं कामाक्षायास्तथैव च । प्रभासस्य च माहात्म्यं पुष्कराख्यानकं ततः ॥ १५ ॥
badarītīrthamāhātmyaṃ kāmākṣāyāstathaiva ca | prabhāsasya ca māhātmyaṃ puṣkarākhyānakaṃ tataḥ || 15 ||
Viennent ensuite la grandeur sacrée du tīrtha de Badarī, de même que celle de Kāmākṣā ; la grandeur de Prabhāsa aussi, puis le récit de Puṣkara.
Narada (as cataloguer of topics in the Anukramanika section; traditionally narrated to the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as an Anukramanika (table-of-contents style) marker, indicating that the text teaches the sanctity and merit (māhātmya) of major tīrthas—Badarī, Kāmākṣā, Prabhāsa—and the Puṣkara narrative, guiding readers toward pilgrimage-based dharma.
By pointing to tīrtha-māhātmyas, it frames bhakti as practiced through sacred travel, darśana, and reverent remembrance of holy places—devotional acts that purify the mind and support sustained worship.
Direct Vedanga instruction is not explicit in this verse; however, tīrtha practice typically relies on Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (auspicious timing) when undertaking pilgrimages and observances connected with these holy sites.