Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
The Description of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa’s Table of Contents
Anukramaṇī
चतुर्थमुपसंहारं वक्ष्ये खण्डे तथोत्तरे । वैवस्वतांतराख्यानं विस्तरेण यथातथाम् ॥ २३ ॥
caturthamupasaṃhāraṃ vakṣye khaṇḍe tathottare | vaivasvatāṃtarākhyānaṃ vistareṇa yathātathām || 23 ||
അടുത്തതായി ഉത്തരഖണ്ഡത്തിൽ ഞാൻ നാലാം ഉപസംഹാരം പറയും; കൂടാതെ വൈവസ്വത മന്വന്തരത്തിന്റെ ആഖ്യാനവും യഥോചിതമായി വിശദമായി വിവരിക്കും।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It signals a deliberate, orderly transmission of Purāṇic knowledge—promising a structured recap (upasaṃhāra) and a faithful, detailed Manvantara account, which frames dharma in cosmic time.
Indirectly: by introducing the Vaivasvata Manvantara narrative, it prepares the listener for exemplary stories where dharma and devotion to the divine are illustrated through events and lineages of the current Manu’s age.
The verse emphasizes textual organization and systematic exposition (anukrama/recapitulation), a practical discipline aligned with śāstric study methods rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.