Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
The Exposition of the Index (Anukramaṇī) of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata
वंश्यानुचरिते प्रोक्तो नवमोऽयं महामते । कृष्णस्य बालचरितं कौमारं च व्रजस्थितिः ॥ १६ ॥
vaṃśyānucarite prokto navamo'yaṃ mahāmate | kṛṣṇasya bālacaritaṃ kaumāraṃ ca vrajasthitiḥ || 16 ||
മഹാമതേ, വംശാനുചരിതപ്രസംഗത്തില് ഈ ഒമ്പതാം വിഷയം പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു—ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന്റെ ബാലചരിതം, കൗമാരം, വ്രജവാസം എന്നിവ।
Suta (narrator) summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in Anukramanika style
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vatsalya
FAQs
It signals that Krishna’s Vraja childhood-lila is a core devotional subject within the Purana’s structured outline, implying that remembering His early deeds is itself a sanctioned path for cultivating bhakti.
By elevating Krishna’s bālacarita and Vraja-sthiti as a formal topic, the text points devotees toward lila-smaraṇa—contemplation of the Lord’s affectionate, accessible form—as a practical means to deepen loving devotion.
The verse functions as an anukramaṇikā (systematic index) rather than a Vedanga lesson; it reflects Purāṇic organization and topic-classification, not technical instruction in śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, or jyotiṣa.