The Anukramaṇikā (Contents-Outline) of the Vāmana Purāṇa
माहेश्वरी भागवती सौरी गाणेश्वरी तथा । चतस्रः संहिताश्चात्र पृथक् साहस्रसंख्यया ॥ १४ ॥
māheśvarī bhāgavatī saurī gāṇeśvarī tathā | catasraḥ saṃhitāścātra pṛthak sāhasrasaṃkhyayā || 14 ||
ഇവിടെ നാല് സംഹിതകളുണ്ട്—മാഹേശ്വരി, ഭാഗവതി, സൗരി, ഗാണേശ്വരി; ഓരോന്നും വേറെയായി സഹസ്രസംഖ്യ (ആയിരം) ഉള്ളവയാണ്।
Sage Nārada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumāra, cataloguing sections)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It frames the Purāṇa as systematically organized into distinct deity-centered Saṃhitās, guiding seekers toward focused devotion and study through clearly defined textual divisions.
By naming Saṃhitās aligned with major deities (Śiva, Bhagavān/Viṣṇu, Sūrya, Gaṇeśa), it indicates structured avenues of upāsanā where devotion can be practiced with a dedicated corpus and method.
Primarily textual organization and enumeration (anukramaṇikā-style cataloguing), useful for pāṭha (recitation), indexing, and traditional transmission rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.