Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Kūrmāpurāṇa-Anukramaṇikā
Index/Summary of the Kūrma Purāṇa
ब्रह्मोवाच । श्रृणु वत्स मरीचे त्वं पुराणं कूर्मसंज्ञकम् । लक्ष्मीकल्पानुचरितं यत्र कूर्मवपुर्हरिः ॥ १ ॥
brahmovāca | śrṛṇu vatsa marīce tvaṃ purāṇaṃ kūrmasaṃjñakam | lakṣmīkalpānucaritaṃ yatra kūrmavapurhariḥ || 1 ||
Brahmā disse: “Ouve, querido filho Marīci, o Purāṇa conhecido como Kūrma, que segue o relato do Lakṣmī-kalpa, e no qual Hari (Viṣṇu) é descrito como tendo assumido a forma da Tartaruga.”
Brahma
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames the Kūrma Purāṇa as a sacred source centered on Hari (Viṣṇu), highlighting the avatāra principle—Divinity assumes forms to uphold cosmic order—within a specific kalpa-based Purāṇic timeline.
By identifying the text’s focus on Hari in the Kūrma form, the verse directs attention to Viṣṇu as the primary object of remembrance and narration—key bhakti practices in Purāṇic tradition (śravaṇa/listening and smaraṇa/remembering).
The verse points to Purāṇic anukramaṇikā-style organization using kalpa terminology (Lakṣmī-kalpa), a form of traditional chronological/ritual-context classification rather than a specific Vedāṅga technique like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa.