Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
The Description of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa’s Table of Contents
Anukramaṇī
वैवस्वतसमुत्पत्तिः सृष्टिस्तस्य ततः परम् । मनुपुत्रान्वयश्चांतो गान्धर्वस्य निरूपणम् ॥ १६ ॥
vaivasvatasamutpattiḥ sṛṣṭistasya tataḥ param | manuputrānvayaścāṃto gāndharvasya nirūpaṇam || 16 ||
ഇവിടെ വൈവസ്വത മനുവിന്റെ ഉത്ഭവം, തുടർന്ന് അവന്റെ സൃഷ്ടിവൃത്താന്തം, മനുപുത്രന്മാരുടെ വംശപരമ്പര അന്ത്യംവരെ, കൂടാതെ ഗന്ധർവപരമ്പരയുടെ നിരൂപണവും വിവരിക്കുന്നു।
Suta (narrating Narada Purana’s chapter-topics in an anukramanika summary)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It functions as an anukramanika (topic-index) verse, framing sacred history—Manu’s origin, creation sequence, and dynastic continuity—as a map for understanding dharma across a manvantara.
Indirectly: by organizing the Purana’s narrative flow (creation → Manu → lineages), it sets the stage where devotion to Vishnu is typically taught through exemplary kings, sages, and cosmic order, even though bhakti is not stated explicitly in this line.
Genealogical and chronological structuring—used in Purāṇic historiography—supports itihāsa-purāṇa style reckoning of manvantaras and lineages (a practical framework often paired with jyotiṣa-style timekeeping, though not detailed in this verse).