Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
गृहस्थयोगिनो धर्माः कालज्ञानं ततः परम् । दिवोदासकथा पुण्या काशिकावर्णनं ततः ॥ ८३ ॥
gṛhasthayogino dharmāḥ kālajñānaṃ tataḥ param | divodāsakathā puṇyā kāśikāvarṇanaṃ tataḥ || 83 ||
അടുത്തതായി ഗൃഹസ്ഥ-യോഗിയുടെ ധർമ്മങ്ങൾ, പിന്നെ കാലജ്ഞാനത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ഉന്നത ഉപദേശം, തുടർന്ന് ദിവോദാസന്റെ പുണ്യകഥ, പിന്നെ കാശികയുടെ വർണ്ണന വരുന്നു।
Narada (summarizing topics to Sanatkumara in an anukramaṇikā sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as an anukramaṇikā (topic-index) verse, showing the Purāṇa’s integrated path: righteous householder practice, disciplined understanding of time (kāla), edifying royal narrative (Divodāsa), and sacred geography (Kāśikā).
By sequencing dharma, time-discipline, and tīrtha-māhātmya, it implies that devotion is lived through regulated household duties, auspicious timing of worship, and reverence for holy narratives and sacred places like Kāśī.
Kāla-jñāna points to practical calendrical/astral computation used for rites—choosing proper tithi, nakṣatra, and muhūrta—aligned with the Vedāṅga concern for correct ritual timing.