Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
नानाख्यानेतिहासाड्यं गङ्गामाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मसुतो भूयः पृष्टवानिदमादरात् ॥ ४ ॥
nānākhyānetihāsāḍyaṃ gaṅgāmāhātmyamuttamam | śrutvā brahmasuto bhūyaḥ pṛṣṭavānidamādarāt || 4 ||
Setelah mendengar kemuliaan Gaṅgā yang paling unggul—kaya dengan pelbagai kisah dan sejarah purba—putera Brahmā sekali lagi bertanya dengan penuh hormat.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Brahmā’s son’s inquiry)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights śravaṇa (devotional listening) of tīrtha-māhātmya: hearing Gaṅgā’s glory—supported by ākhyāna and itihāsa—naturally awakens reverence and prompts further inquiry, a key Purāṇic method for transmitting dharma.
By emphasizing attentive hearing (śrutvā… ādarāt), it points to bhakti’s foundational practice of śravaṇa—listening to sacred praise and accounts—which deepens faith and leads to purposeful questioning and continued engagement with the teaching.
Indirectly, it underscores itihāsa-ākhyāna as an instructional framework used in Purāṇas; while not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it models how traditional narrative pedagogy supports dharma and ritual orientation around tīrthas.