Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
The Exposition of the Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
सभविष्यं विनिर्द्दिष्टं पर्व व्यासेन धीमता । चतुर्द्दशसहस्रं तु पुराणं परिकीर्तितम् ॥ १३ ॥
sabhaviṣyaṃ vinirddiṣṭaṃ parva vyāsena dhīmatā | caturddaśasahasraṃ tu purāṇaṃ parikīrtitam || 13 ||
O Bhaviṣya Purāṇa, juntamente com os seus suplementos, foi delineado como um parvan pelo sábio Vyāsa; e proclama-se que esse Purāṇa consiste em catorze mil versos.
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; anukramanika-style narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It affirms the Purāṇic transmission as a disciplined tradition: Vyāsa’s authoritative compilation and the fixed verse-count establish the reliability of Purāṇas as śāstra for dharma and right understanding.
Indirectly: by grounding devotion in recognized śāstric sources. The verse points to Vyāsa’s codification of Purāṇic lore, which is the narrative foundation through which bhakti teachings are preserved and taught.
Textual organization and enumeration (anukramaṇikā-style cataloguing) is emphasized—useful for study, recitation planning, and traditional manuscript archiving, though no single Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught in this line.