Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
मथुरातीर्थमाहात्म्यं पृथगुक्तं ततः परम् । वनानां द्वादशानां च माहात्म्यं कीर्तितं ततः ॥ ३८ ॥
mathurātīrthamāhātmyaṃ pṛthaguktaṃ tataḥ param | vanānāṃ dvādaśānāṃ ca māhātmyaṃ kīrtitaṃ tataḥ || 38 ||
ततः परं मथुरातीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं पृथग् उक्तम्; अनन्तरं द्वादशवनानां माहात्म्यं अपि कीर्तितम्।
Suta (narrator) summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramanika-style chapter
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It functions as a table-of-contents marker: it highlights that Mathurā’s tirtha-glory is treated as an independent sacred topic, followed by the sanctity of the “twelve forests,” indicating a structured pilgrimage theology within the Purana.
While not prescribing a direct bhakti practice, it points the reader toward Mathurā and the sacred forests—landscapes traditionally associated with Hari/Vishnu devotion—implying that visiting and revering such tirthas supports devotional remembrance and worship.
No specific Vedanga (e.g., Vyakarana, Jyotisha, Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it is primarily an anukramanika-style topical index pointing to later mahatmya sections relevant to pilgrimage and ritual observance.
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