The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
हाटकेशक्षेत्रफलप्रदं प्रोक्तं चतुष्टयम् । सांबादित्यं श्राद्धकल्पं यौधिष्ठिरमथांधकम् ॥ १६४ ॥
hāṭakeśakṣetraphalapradaṃ proktaṃ catuṣṭayam | sāṃbādityaṃ śrāddhakalpaṃ yaudhiṣṭhiramathāṃdhakam || 164 ||
హాటకేశ క్షేత్రఫలాన్ని ప్రసాదించేదిగా ఒక చతుష్టయం చెప్పబడింది—సాంబాదిత్యం, శ్రాద్ధ-కల్పం, యౌధిష్ఠిరం, తరువాత ఆంధకం (ప్రకరణం).
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s anukramanika/sectional summary)
Vrata: Śrāddha-kalpa (section title; ritual corpus rather than a single vrata)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It functions as an index-verse, identifying four named sections whose recitation/knowledge is said to yield the merit (phala) associated with the Hāṭakeśa sacred field.
Indirectly: by highlighting that sacred narratives and prescribed rites (like śrāddha-kalpa) are organized as authoritative modules, supporting devotional life through remembrance, recitation, and dharmic observance.
Kalpa in practice: the verse explicitly points to “śrāddha-kalpa,” indicating procedural ritual guidance (a kalpa-style manual) for ancestral rites within the Purāṇic framework.