Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
The Exposition of the Table of Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Agni Purāṇa
गायत्र्यर्थस्य निर्द्देशो लिंगस्तोत्रं ततः परम् । राज्याभिषेकमन्त्रोक्तिर्द्धर्मकृत्यं च भूभुजाम् ॥ १५ ॥
gāyatryarthasya nirddeśo liṃgastotraṃ tataḥ param | rājyābhiṣekamantroktirddharmakṛtyaṃ ca bhūbhujām || 15 ||
បន្ទាប់មក មានការពន្យល់អត្ថន័យនៃ គាយត្រី (Gāyatrī) ហើយបន្តទៅកាន់ លិង្គស្តោត្រៈ។ ក៏មានការប្រកាសមន្ត្រសម្រាប់ពិធីអភិសេករាជ្យ និងធម៌កិច្ចដែលព្រះមហាក្សត្រត្រូវអនុវត្តផងដែរ។
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s chapter-wise contents in Anukramanika style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It functions as an Anukramanika (table of contents) verse, highlighting key sacred materials—Gāyatrī meaning, a Liṅga-hymn, consecration mantras, and kingly dharma—showing how mantra, devotion, and righteous rule are all treated as dharma-supporting disciplines.
By naming a stotra (hymn) and sacred mantra-teachings, it points to bhakti expressed through praise (stotra) and mantra-oriented reverence, alongside dharmic living—devotion integrated with right conduct.
The verse signals mantra-application in ritual contexts—especially the interpretation of Gāyatrī (mantra-artha) and the royal abhiṣeka mantra—linking textual meaning with correct ritual use (a practical, applied dimension of Vedic learning).