Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 187
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
आशापुरस्थविघ्नेशकलाकुंडकथाद्भुता । कपिलेशस्य च कथा जरद्गवशिवस्य च ॥ १८७ ॥
āśāpurasthavighneśakalākuṃḍakathādbhutā | kapileśasya ca kathā jaradgavaśivasya ca || 187 ||
ആശാപുരത്തിൽ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്ന വിഘ്നേശനും കലാകുണ്ഡവും സംബന്ധിച്ച അത്ഭുതകഥ; കൂടാതെ കപിലേശന്റെ കഥയും ജരദ്ഗവ-ശിവന്റെ കഥയും വിവരിക്കുന്നു।
Narada (as part of the Anukramaṇikā-style listing to the Sanatkumāra brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
This verse functions as an Anukramaṇikā (contents index), pointing to specific sacred narratives and tīrtha traditions—Āśāpura’s Vighneśa and Kalākuṇḍa, and the shrines/forms Kapileśa and Jaradgava-Śiva—highlighting that remembrance of these holy accounts is itself a meritorious gateway to dharma and devotion.
By naming revered deities and holy places, it directs the devotee toward śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of divine līlā and tīrtha-māhātmya—core bhakti practices—especially through Gaṇeśa and Śiva-centered narratives that support obstacle-removal and steadfast worship.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; instead, it serves a textual-structural function—an indexed summary—useful for ritual and pilgrimage planning by identifying which tīrtha-kathās and deity traditions are covered in the surrounding sections.
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