The Exposition of the Index (Anukramaṇī) of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata
प्रह्लादचरितं पुण्यं वर्णाश्रमनिरूपणम् । सप्तमो गदितो वत्स वासनाकर्मकीर्तने ॥ १३ ॥
prahlādacaritaṃ puṇyaṃ varṇāśramanirūpaṇam | saptamo gadito vatsa vāsanākarmakīrtane || 13 ||
រឿងព្រះលាដា (Prahlāda) ដ៏បរិសុទ្ធ និងការពន្យល់អំពី វណ្ណ និង អាស្រាម ត្រូវបានពោលជាផ្នែកទី៧ ឱកូនជាទីស្រឡាញ់ ក្នុងការពិពណ៌នាអំពី វាសនា (ទំនោរលាក់) និង កម្ម។
Sage Sanatkumara (addressing Narada as vatsa, within the Anukramanika-style summary)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It functions as a table-of-contents marker: it highlights Prahlāda’s pure devotion as a merit-giving model and links it with varṇa–āśrama dharma, framing both within the broader teaching on how vāsanās and karma shape spiritual progress.
By pointing to “Prahlāda-carita” as “puṇya,” it signals that hearing/reciting the devotee’s exemplary conduct is itself spiritually purifying—an implicit endorsement of bhakti through śravaṇa-kīrtana (listening and sacred narration).
The verse is not a direct Vedāṅga lesson; its practical takeaway is dharma-application—how varṇa–āśrama discipline supports inner purification by regulating conduct, thereby reducing harmful vāsanās and improving karma.