Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
The Exposition of the Index (Anukramaṇī) of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata
नरकस्थितिरित्येष संस्थाने पंचमो मतः । अजामिलस्य चरितं दक्षसृष्टिनिरूपणम् ॥ ११ ॥
narakasthitirityeṣa saṃsthāne paṃcamo mataḥ | ajāmilasya caritaṃ dakṣasṛṣṭinirūpaṇam || 11 ||
“A condição do inferno (naraka)”—isto é considerado o quinto tema na seção Saṃsthāna; e em seguida vem o relato de Ajāmila, juntamente com a exposição da criação de Dakṣa.
Sage Nārada (summarizing to Sanatkumāra and the Kumāra brothers in the Anukramaṇikā style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It functions as a table-of-contents marker: the Purāṇa next treats naraka (the karmic consequence of adharma), then illustrates liberation through Ajāmila’s episode, and finally situates beings within cosmic order via Dakṣa’s sṛṣṭi—linking ethics, redemption, and creation.
By pointing to Ajāmila’s narrative, it signals a core Bhakti teaching common to Purāṇic discourse: remembrance or utterance of the Lord’s name (Vishnu-nāma) can overturn even grave karmic downfall, emphasizing surrender and divine grace over mere fear of punishment.
No specific Vedāṅga method (like Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; instead it provides an anukramaṇikā-style classification (topic-indexing) used in Purāṇic pedagogy to organize dharma, cosmology, and narrative exempla.