Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Kūrmāpurāṇa-Anukramaṇikā
Index/Summary of the Kūrma Purāṇa
कथिता यत्र वर्णानां पृथक्वृत्तिरुदाहृता । पादऽस्याः प्रथमे प्रोक्ता ब्राह्मणानां व्यवस्थितिः ॥ १४ ॥
kathitā yatra varṇānāṃ pṛthakvṛttirudāhṛtā | pāda'syāḥ prathame proktā brāhmaṇānāṃ vyavasthitiḥ || 14 ||
ഇവിടെ വർണങ്ങളുടെ വ്യത്യസ്തമായ ആചാര-ജീവികകൾ വിവരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; ഇതിന്റെ ആദ്യ പാദത്തിൽ ബ്രാഹ്മണരുടെ നിശ്ചിത ശാസനയും കർത്തവ്യക്രമവും പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു॥१४॥
Narada (summarizing the arrangement of topics in this section, in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames dharma as an ordered teaching: distinct duties are taught systematically, beginning with the Brāhmaṇa discipline, implying that spiritual life is supported by regulated conduct and clarity of roles.
Indirectly: by organizing dharma and conduct, it prepares the practitioner—especially the Brāhmaṇa as a custodian of Veda and worship—for steady sādhana, which in the Purāṇic vision culminates in devotion to Viṣṇu through disciplined life.
The verse signals a technical, categorized exposition (anukrama/structure) of dharma—useful for organizing ritual and conduct; while no single Vedāṅga is named, it aligns with the Smārta-ritual framework that depends on Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, and Kalpa for correct practice.