Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
सिद्धाख्यानं ततः प्रोक्तं खंडस्यास्य फलोहनम् । सूतशौनकसंवादं भूमिखंडमिदं स्मृतम् ॥ १३ ॥
siddhākhyānaṃ tataḥ proktaṃ khaṃḍasyāsya phalohanam | sūtaśaunakasaṃvādaṃ bhūmikhaṃḍamidaṃ smṛtam || 13 ||
തുടർന്ന് ‘സിദ്ധ’ ആഖ്യാനം പ്രസ്താവിക്കുകയും, ഈ ഖണ്ഡത്തിന്റെ ഫലപ്രദമായ ഫലങ്ങളും നിർൂപിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു; സൂതനും ശൗനകനും തമ്മിലുള്ള സംവാദരൂപമായ ഇതിനെ ‘ഭൂമി-ഖണ്ഡം’ എന്നു സ്മരിക്കുന്നു।
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It marks the text’s self-structure: the Purana identifies its own section (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa), its framing dialogue (Sūta–Śaunaka), and the promised spiritual “fruit” (phala) of engaging with it—emphasizing that śravaṇa and adhyayana are purposeful, merit-bearing acts.
Indirectly: by highlighting “phalohanam” (fruit-bestowing results) tied to hearing/receiving the sacred narrative, it supports the bhakti principle that attentive listening to Purāṇic kathā and samvāda is itself a devotional practice that yields spiritual benefit.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; instead, it provides an anukramaṇikā-style cue—how the Purāṇa is organized through dialogue and sectioning—useful for traditional study-method (pāṭha-krama) and citation.