The Anukramaṇī (Summary/Index) of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे मार्कण्डेयपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणं नामाष्टनवतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ९८ ॥
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇānukramaṇīnirūpaṇaṃ nāmāṣṭanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 98 ||
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீ ப்ருஹந்நாரதீய புராணத்தின் பூர்வபாகத்தில், ப்ருஹதுபாக்யானத்தின் நான்காம் பாதத்தில், ‘மார்கண்டேய புராண அனுக்ரமணி நிரூபணம்’ எனும் தொண்ணூற்றெட்டாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
Sūta (colophon/editorial closure of the chapter; not part of the spoken dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; its significance is archival and structural—confirming the text’s division and the completed topic: the summary (anukramaṇī) of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa.
It does not directly teach bhakti; instead, it frames the Purāṇic teaching tradition by cataloguing and concluding a section, supporting systematic study that later informs devotion and practice.
The verse reflects a textual-scientific practice akin to Vedāṅga-style organization: anukramaṇī (indexing/summarizing) for accurate transmission and reference, rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.