Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
कल्पे तत्पुरुषे वृत्ताः सर्वसिद्धिविधायकाः । तस्य माहेश्वरश्चाथ खंडः पापप्रणाशनः ॥ ५ ॥
kalpe tatpuruṣe vṛttāḥ sarvasiddhividhāyakāḥ | tasya māheśvaraścātha khaṃḍaḥ pāpapraṇāśanaḥ || 5 ||
தத்புருஷம் எனும் கல்பத்தில் எல்லாச் சித்திகளையும் அளிக்கும் வரலாறுகள் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளன; அதில் பாபநாசகமான மாஹேஸ்வர காண்டமும் உள்ளது॥५॥
Narada (in an enumerative/anukramanika context; traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames the text’s structure by praising the Tatpuruṣa Kalpa’s narratives as spiritually efficacious (granting siddhi) and highlighting the Māheśvara khaṇḍa as a direct means for pāpa-kṣaya (destruction of sin).
By pointing to a named section devoted to Māheśvara, it implies that devoted engagement with the prescribed narratives and teachings—through reverent hearing/recitation—functions as a purifying devotional practice leading to spiritual attainment.
The verse is primarily an anukramaṇikā-style index statement (text-structuring knowledge) rather than a Vedāṅga instruction; its practical takeaway is how Purāṇic divisions (kalpa/khaṇḍa) are mapped to specific spiritual results like siddhi and pāpa-nāśa.