The Narration of the Brāhma Purāṇa’s Account
Brāhma Purāṇānukramaṇikā
तद्वै सर्वपुराणाऽग्र्यं धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदम् । नानाख्यानेतिहासाढ्यं दशसाहस्रमुच्यते ॥ ३१ ॥
tadvai sarvapurāṇā'gryaṃ dharmakāmārthamokṣadam | nānākhyānetihāsāḍhyaṃ daśasāhasramucyate || 31 ||
De fato, esse Purāṇa é o mais excelente entre todos os Purāṇas, concedendo dharma, kāma, artha e mokṣa. Rico em muitos relatos e histórias sagradas, diz-se que contém dez mil versos.
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It declares the Narada Purana as pre-eminent and spiritually complete, presenting it as a scripture capable of guiding all four puruṣārthas—dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa—through its teachings and narratives.
While bhakti is not named explicitly here, the verse frames the Purana as a comprehensive means to moksha; in the Narada Purana this completeness is typically fulfilled through Vishnu-centered devotion supported by dharma and right living.
No specific Vedanga (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly referenced; the emphasis is on the Purana’s structure—its many ākhyānas/itihāsas and its stated extent of ten thousand verses.