Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
The Exposition of the Anukramaṇī (Index/Summary) of the Liṅga Purāṇa
दानानि बहुधाक्तानि श्राद्धप्रकरणं ततः । प्रतिष्ठातं त्रमुदितं ततोऽघोरस्य कीर्तनम् ॥ १५ ॥
dānāni bahudhāktāni śrāddhaprakaraṇaṃ tataḥ | pratiṣṭhātaṃ tramuditaṃ tato'ghorasya kīrtanam || 15 ||
അതിനുശേഷം പലവിധ ദാനങ്ങളുടെ വിവരണം; തുടർന്ന് ശ്രാദ്ധപ്രകരണം. പിന്നെ പ്രതിഷ്ഠാതനും ത്രിമുദിതനും സംബന്ധിച്ച കഥ, അതിനുശേഷം അഘോരന്റെ കീർത്തനം വിവരിക്കുന്നു।
Narada (summarizing the contents to the Sanatkumara tradition/context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as an anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) marker, indicating that dharmic practices—dāna (charity) and śrāddha (ancestral rites)—and subsequent sacred narratives/glorifications are treated in sequence as part of holistic religious life.
Bhakti is implied through “kīrtana” (devotional glorification/recitation): after ritual duties like dāna and śrāddha, the text turns to praise of a sacred form/name (Aghora), showing that devotion and remembrance accompany and elevate ritual dharma.
Primarily Kalpa (ritual procedure) is indicated through the mention of śrāddha-prakaraṇa (a structured ritual section), along with applied dharma-śāstra principles regarding dāna (types, occasions, and merits of charitable giving).