Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
The Description of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa’s Table of Contents
Anukramaṇī
इंद्रस्य तु स्तवः पुण्यः शुक्रेण परिकीर्तितः । विष्णुमाहात्म्यकथनं बलिवंशनिरूपणम् ॥ २१ ॥
iṃdrasya tu stavaḥ puṇyaḥ śukreṇa parikīrtitaḥ | viṣṇumāhātmyakathanaṃ balivaṃśanirūpaṇam || 21 ||
இந்திரனுடைய புனித ஸ்தோத்திரம் சுக்ராசாரியரால் கூறப்பட்டது; மேலும் விஷ்ணுவின் மஹாத்மியக் கதையும், பலி வம்சத்தின் வரலாறும் விளக்கப்படுகின்றன।
Narada (summarizing contents in an anukramanika manner within the Narada Purana narrative frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It flags key sacred themes—meritorious stotra (hymn), Viṣṇu-māhātmya (the Lord’s greatness), and dynastic narrative—indicating that devotional praise and remembrance of divine deeds are spiritually purifying and instructive.
By emphasizing Viṣṇu’s māhātmya-kathā and holy praise (stava), it points to bhakti practices central to Purāṇas: hearing/reciting divine glories and reflecting on exemplary figures like Bali within dharmic history.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; rather, it functions as an anukramanika cue—indexing stotra and itihāsa-style genealogy (vaṃśa-nirūpaṇa) used for structured study and recitation in Purāṇic tradition.