Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Anukramaṇī (Synoptic Table of Contents) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
गौतमाख्यानकं पश्चाद्वेदपादस्तवस्ततः । गोकर्णक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यं लक्ष्मणाख्यानकं तथा ॥ १६ ॥
gautamākhyānakaṃ paścādvedapādastavastataḥ | gokarṇakṣetramāhātmyaṃ lakṣmaṇākhyānakaṃ tathā || 16 ||
അതിനുശേഷം ഗൗതമ ഉപാഖ്യാനം, തുടർന്ന് വേദപാദസ്തവം; ഗോകർണ്ണക്ഷേത്രത്തിന്റെ മഹാത്മ്യം, അതുപോലെ ലക്ഷ്മണ ഉപാഖ്യാനവും (വിവരിക്കുന്നു)।
Suta (narrating the Anukramanika/contents as taught in the Narada Purana tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It functions as an Anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) verse, showing that the Purāṇa transmits dharma through a structured sequence—ākhyānas (exemplary narratives), stotras (devotional praise), and tīrtha-māhātmyas (pilgrimage theology).
By explicitly including a stava (hymn of praise) and a kṣetra-māhātmya, it signals bhakti in practice: praising the divine through stotra and cultivating devotion via sacred places like Gokarṇa, alongside learning from saintly narratives.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; instead, it reflects Purāṇic pedagogy—organizing teachings into narrative, hymn, and tīrtha sections for applied dharma and devotional practice.
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