Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
अगस्त्याद्यागमश्चैव पौलस्त्यान्वयकीर्त्तनम् । अश्वमेधोपदेशश्च हयचर्या ततः परम् ॥ २० ॥
agastyādyāgamaścaiva paulastyānvayakīrttanam | aśvamedhopadeśaśca hayacaryā tataḥ param || 20 ||
Ia juga merangkumi tradisi yang bermula dengan Agastya, kisah salasilah Pulastya, ajaran tentang korban Aśvamedha, dan sesudah itu disiplin serta tata laku berkaitan kuda (haya-caryā).
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramanika-style overview)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse functions as a table-of-contents marker, showing that the text preserves both paramparā-based teachings (Agastya tradition) and dharma-oriented materials like genealogy and yajña-instructions, presenting dharma as a structured, transmitted body of knowledge.
Indirectly: by listing yajña and lineage narratives alongside āgama/paramparā teachings, it frames devotion as supported by orthodox dharma—right practice and right transmission—rather than as a purely emotion-based path.
Ritual application is foregrounded—Aśvamedha-upadeśa points to śrauta-yajña procedure (kalpa-oriented practice), and haya-caryā suggests practical discipline connected with the rite’s horse-related observances.