The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
अगस्त्याद्यागमश्चैव पौलस्त्यान्वयकीर्त्तनम् । अश्वमेधोपदेशश्च हयचर्या ततः परम् ॥ २० ॥
agastyādyāgamaścaiva paulastyānvayakīrttanam | aśvamedhopadeśaśca hayacaryā tataḥ param || 20 ||
また、アガスティヤに始まる伝承、プララスティヤ(Pulastya)の系譜の称揚、アシュヴァメーダ供犠の教示、そしてその後に馬に関する修行と作法(ハヤ・チャリヤー)も説かれる。
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramanika-style overview)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
This verse functions as a table-of-contents marker, showing that the text preserves both paramparā-based teachings (Agastya tradition) and dharma-oriented materials like genealogy and yajña-instructions, presenting dharma as a structured, transmitted body of knowledge.
Indirectly: by listing yajña and lineage narratives alongside āgama/paramparā teachings, it frames devotion as supported by orthodox dharma—right practice and right transmission—rather than as a purely emotion-based path.
Ritual application is foregrounded—Aśvamedha-upadeśa points to śrauta-yajña procedure (kalpa-oriented practice), and haya-caryā suggests practical discipline connected with the rite’s horse-related observances.