Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
The Anukramaṇī (Summary/Index) of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
कुशवंशसमाख्यानं सोमवंशानुकीर्त्तनम् । पुरुरवः कथा पुण्या नहुषस्य कथाद्भुता ॥ १३ ॥
kuśavaṃśasamākhyānaṃ somavaṃśānukīrttanam | pururavaḥ kathā puṇyā nahuṣasya kathādbhutā || 13 ||
കുശവംശത്തിന്റെ സമാഖ്യാനവും സോമവംശത്തിന്റെ അനുകീർത്തനവും ഉണ്ട്; പുരൂരവസിന്റെ കഥ പുണ്യപ്രദം, നഹുഷന്റെ കഥ അത്ഭുതകരം।
Suta (summary-style anukramanika narration within Book 1.4, describing contents/topics)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames dynastic history (vaṁśa-kathā) as a sacred medium: recalling holy lineages and exemplary kings generates puṇya (spiritual merit) and transmits dharma through memorable narratives.
Indirectly: by praising these kathās as sanctifying, it supports the bhakti principle of śravaṇa (devotional hearing). Listening to and recounting purāṇic histories is treated as a meritorious devotional act that purifies the mind.
It highlights purāṇic vaṁśānucarita (genealogical-historical recitation), which aligns with traditional anukramaṇikā methods—systematic listing and structured remembrance—useful for preserving textual and historical transmission (not a direct Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa, but a disciplined archival mode).