Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Anukramaṇī (Synoptic Table of Contents) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
प्राग्भागे प्रथमे पादे सनकेन महात्मना । द्वितीये मोक्षधर्माख्ये मोक्षोपायनिरूपणम् ॥ ३ ॥
prāgbhāge prathame pāde sanakena mahātmanā | dvitīye mokṣadharmākhye mokṣopāyanirūpaṇam || 3 ||
Dans la première partie, au premier pāda, le grand sage Sanaka expose le sujet; et dans le second, nommé «Mokṣa-dharma», sont présentés les moyens d’atteindre la délivrance (mokṣa).
Suta (Anukramanika narrator summarizing contents; within the work, teachings are attributed to Sanaka in the first pada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as a table-of-contents verse, highlighting that the text first presents Sanaka’s instruction and then formally lays out “Moksha-dharma,” i.e., the disciplined principles and practical means leading to liberation.
This verse does not directly describe bhakti practices; it points to where the Narada Purana treats liberation and its means. In the broader Moksha-dharma context, devotion to the Supreme (often Vishnu) is presented as a principal upāya among other disciplines.
No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is named in this verse; it is primarily a structural summary indicating the division of topics, especially the exposition of mokṣopāyas.