Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
The Exposition of the Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
श्रीब्रह्मोवाच । अथ ते संप्रवक्ष्यामि पुराणं सर्वसिद्धिदम् । भविष्यं भवतः सर्वलोकाभीष्टप्रदायकम् ॥ १ ॥
śrībrahmovāca | atha te saṃpravakṣyāmi purāṇaṃ sarvasiddhidam | bhaviṣyaṃ bhavataḥ sarvalokābhīṣṭapradāyakam || 1 ||
ஸ்ரீபிரம்மா கூறினார்—இப்போது உனக்கு இந்தப் புராணத்தை முழுமையாக உரைப்பேன்; இது எல்லாச் சித்திகளையும் அருள்வது; உன் எதிர்கால நன்மைக்காகவும், எல்லா உலகங்களின் விருப்பங்களையும் நிறைவேற்றுவதுமாகும் ॥ ௧ ॥
Brahma
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the Purāṇa as a complete, efficacious teaching—capable of granting spiritual attainments (siddhi) and fulfilling rightful aspirations—thereby establishing faith in the text’s transformative power.
By presenting the Purāṇa as “sarva-lokābhīṣṭa-pradāyakam” (granting cherished aims), it supports the Purāṇic model where hearing and assimilating sacred narration (śravaṇa) becomes a direct means to grace and fulfillment, a core Bhakti methodology.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; it functions as a prologue (prastāva) emphasizing the fruit (phala) of Purāṇic instruction rather than technical disciplines like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.