Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
The Exposition of the Table of Contents of the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa
यश्चानुक्रमणीं चापि पठेद्वा श्रृणुयादपि । सोऽपि कृष्णप्रसादेन लभते वांछितं फलम् ॥ २४ ॥
yaścānukramaṇīṃ cāpi paṭhedvā śrṛṇuyādapi | so'pi kṛṣṇaprasādena labhate vāṃchitaṃ phalam || 24 ||
जो ही अनुक्रमणी वाचतो किंवा ऐकतो, तोही श्रीकृष्णाच्या प्रसादाने इच्छित फल प्राप्त करतो॥
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic teaching; praise of the Anukramaṇikā’s merit within the Narada Purana’s summary section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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It declares a phala-śruti: even engaging with the Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇikā through recitation or attentive hearing becomes spiritually efficacious, because the fruition is ultimately attributed to Kṛṣṇa’s grace.
It highlights bhakti-practice through śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation), teaching that sincere contact with sacred narration—especially with faith—invites Kṛṣṇa-prasāda, which grants the sought fruit.
While not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it reflects the discipline of structured study via anukramaṇikā (ordered indexing/summary), emphasizing systematic listening/reading as a practical method for retaining Purāṇic content.