Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā
Synopsis / Table of Contents
व्यासेन वेदविदुषा नारसिंहोपवर्णने । उपक्रम्य तदुद्दिष्टं चतुर्द्दशसहस्रकम् ॥ २ ॥
vyāsena vedaviduṣā nārasiṃhopavarṇane | upakramya taduddiṣṭaṃ caturddaśasahasrakam || 2 ||
Sang resi Vyāsa, yang mengetahui Veda, setelah memulakan pengisahan tentang Narasiṃha, telah mengemukakan—sebagaimana ditunjukkan di sana—suatu bahagian yang terdiri daripada empat belas ribu śloka.
Narada (as narrator within the Anukramanika-style summary, referencing Vyasa)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames Narasiṃha’s account within a formally measured Purāṇic tradition, highlighting Vyāsa’s Vedic authority and the deliberate, scripture-like structure of the narration.
By foregrounding Narasiṃha-upavarṇana as a major, carefully transmitted portion, it implicitly elevates remembrance and hearing of Viṣṇu’s avatāra narratives as a foundational bhakti practice.
It reflects an anukramaṇikā method—systematic indexing and enumeration of sections—aligned with śāstric organization and textual discipline rather than a specific Vedāṅga ritual rule.