Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
The Anukramaṇī (Summary/Index) of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
ययातिचरितं पुण्यं यदुवंशानुकीर्त्तनम् । श्रीकृष्णबालचरितं माथुरं चरितं ततः ॥ १४ ॥
yayāticaritaṃ puṇyaṃ yaduvaṃśānukīrttanam | śrīkṛṣṇabālacaritaṃ māthuraṃ caritaṃ tataḥ || 14 ||
Depois vem a narrativa meritória de Yayāti, a recitação da linhagem dos Yadus, o relato das līlās da infância de Śrī Kṛṣṇa, e em seguida a história relacionada a Māthurā (Mathurā).
Narada (describing the contents in the Anukramanika section, in dialogue context with Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vatsalya
FAQs
It functions as an anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents style) verse, asserting that remembering and reciting sacred dynastic and divine narratives—Yayāti’s story, the Yadu lineage, and Kṛṣṇa’s early līlās—has puṇya (spiritual merit) and supports devotion-oriented remembrance (smaraṇa).
By highlighting Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s bāla-carita and the Yadu-vaṃśa narration as worthy of recitation, it points to bhakti practices like śravaṇa and kīrtana—hearing and chanting the Lord’s līlā and His devotees’ lineages as a means to deepen Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa-bhakti.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; rather, it reflects Purāṇic anukramaṇikā organization—systematically cataloguing narratives (vamsa/charita) for structured study and recitation.