Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā
Synopsis / Table of Contents
कुमारसंभवस्तद्वत्कुमारविजयस्तथा । तारकस्य वधो घोरो नरसिंहोपवर्णनम् ॥ २२ ॥
kumārasaṃbhavastadvatkumāravijayastathā | tārakasya vadho ghoro narasiṃhopavarṇanam || 22 ||
Também se descrevem o nascimento de Kumāra (Skanda), a vitória de Kumāra, a terrível morte de Tāraka e o relato da encarnação de Viṣṇu como Narasiṃha.
Sage Nārada (in an anukramaṇikā-style listing of topics, within the Nārada–Sanatkumāra dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It signals key exemplars of divine intervention—Skanda’s rise against adharma and Viṣṇu’s Narasiṃha avatāra—showing that dharma is protected when devotion and righteousness are threatened.
By pointing to Narasiṃha’s narration, it directs the listener toward avatāra-kathā (devotional hearing of the Lord’s deeds), a central bhakti practice praised across Purāṇic teaching.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; it functions as an anukramaṇikā (contents-style) marker, organizing sacred narratives for structured recitation and study.