Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Kūrmāpurāṇa-Anukramaṇikā
Index/Summary of the Kūrma Purāṇa
व्यासगीता ततः प्रोक्ता नानाधर्मप्रबोधिनी । नानाविधानां तीर्थानां माहात्म्यं च पृथक् ततः ॥ १२ ॥
vyāsagītā tataḥ proktā nānādharmaprabodhinī | nānāvidhānāṃ tīrthānāṃ māhātmyaṃ ca pṛthak tataḥ || 12 ||
തുടർന്ന് നാനാധർമ്മങ്ങളെ ബോധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന വ്യാസഗീത ഉപദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ടു; പിന്നെ വേർതിരിച്ച് അനേകം തീർത്ഥങ്ങളുടെ മഹാത്മ്യവും വിശദമായി വർണ്ണിച്ചു।
Suta (narrating the text’s contents in an anukramanika-style summary)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It signals a structured transmission of sacred knowledge: first a dharma-illuminating teaching (Vyāsa-gītā), then distinct sections describing the sanctifying power of various tīrthas—showing that right conduct and sacred geography together support spiritual uplift.
Though bhakti is not named here, the verse points to two classic supports of devotion in the Purāṇic method: learning dharma through authoritative instruction and engaging in tīrtha-related practices (pilgrimage, vows, worship) that nurture reverence and God-centered living.
This verse is primarily an anukramanika-style contents marker rather than a Vedāṅga lesson; its practical takeaway is the organization of dharma instruction and tīrtha-mahātmya as distinct, studyable sections for ritual and devotional practice.