Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā
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इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे मत्स्यपुराणानुक्रमणीकथनं नाम सप्तोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १०७ ॥
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde matsyapurāṇānukramaṇīkathanaṃ nāma saptottaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 107 ||
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீ ப்ருஹந்நாரதீய புராணத்தின் பூர்வபாகத்தில், ப்ருஹதுபாக்யானத்தின் நான்காம் பாதத்தில், ‘மத்ஸ்ய புராணத்தின் அனுக்ரமணிகா (உள்ளடக்க அட்டவணை) கூறல்’ எனும் நூற்றேழாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது।
Narratorial colophon (Suta-style redactional closing formula; not a spoken dialogue verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
This is a colophon verse marking the formal completion of a chapter; its significance lies in preserving the Purāṇic transmission—clearly locating the teaching within the Pūrva-bhāga and the Anukramaṇikā tradition that organizes sacred knowledge for study and recitation.
Direct bhakti instruction is not given here; instead, it supports devotion indirectly by structuring the text—helping devotees and reciters navigate the Narada Purana’s puranic summaries and locate narratives used in Vishnu-bhakti discourse.
No specific Vedāṅga topic is taught in this colophon; it reflects textual organization and cataloguing (anukramaṇikā), a practical scholarly tool used alongside traditional disciplines like vyākaraṇa (grammar) for accurate preservation and recitation.