Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
The Exposition of the Table of Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Agni Purāṇa
तत्पंचदशसाहस्रं नाना चरितमद्भुतम् । पठतां श्रृण्वतां चैव सर्वपापहरं नृणाम् ॥ २ ॥
tatpaṃcadaśasāhasraṃ nānā caritamadbhutam | paṭhatāṃ śrṛṇvatāṃ caiva sarvapāpaharaṃ nṛṇām || 2 ||
അത് പതിനയ്യായിരം ശ്ലോകങ്ങളുള്ളതും, നാനാവിധ അത്ഭുതചരിതങ്ങളാൽ സമ്പന്നവുമാണ്; പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നവർക്കും ശ്രവിക്കുന്നവർക്കും മനുഷ്യരുടെ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളും ഹരിക്കുന്നു।
Narada (describing the Purana’s extent and fruit of hearing/recitation in the Anukramanika-style summary)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states the Purāṇa’s scope (15,000 verses) and emphasizes a core Purāṇic doctrine: sincere recitation and attentive listening to sacred narration function as sarvapāpahara—removing the burden of sin and cultivating merit.
By praising śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation), it points to bhakti-practices centered on sacred names and divine narratives—devotion grows through repeated hearing/reciting of wondrous līlā and dharma-kathā.
Direct Vedāṅga instruction is not the focus; the practical takeaway is disciplined oral transmission—accurate recitation (linked with śikṣā/pronunciation) and attentive listening as a dharmic method of study.