Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Kūrmāpurāṇa-Anukramaṇikā
Index/Summary of the Kūrma Purāṇa
त्रैलोक्यवर्णनं चैव वेदशाखानिरूपणम् । उत्तरेऽस्या विभागे तु पुरा गीतैश्वरी ततः ॥ ११ ॥
trailokyavarṇanaṃ caiva vedaśākhānirūpaṇam | uttare'syā vibhāge tu purā gītaiśvarī tataḥ || 11 ||
また、三界（トライローカ）の描写と、ヴェーダ諸学派（シャーカー）の解説が収められている。さらに後半部には、「アイーシュヴァリー（Aiśvarī）」と呼ばれる古のギーター—主の神聖なる歌—がある。
Suta (summary narration of the text’s contents)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It signals that the Purāṇa is both cosmological and scriptural: it maps the three worlds (trailokya) and also organizes Vedic knowledge, culminating in a devotional-teaching section called the Aiśvarī Gītā centered on the Lord (Īśvara).
By pointing to the Aiśvarī Gītā in the later division, the verse indicates that the Purāṇa’s learning is meant to mature into God-centered instruction—knowledge that leads toward reverence, surrender, and worship of Īśvara (a common Bhakti trajectory in the Narada Purana).
It highlights Veda-śākhā-nirūpaṇa—systematic knowledge of Vedic recensions and branches, a practical foundation for correct śruti study, ritual application, and traditional curriculum organization (often paired with Vedāṅga disciplines in Purāṇic summaries).