Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
पितृमात्रादिपूज्यत्वे शिवशर्मकथा पुरा । सुव्रतस्य कथा पश्चाद्वृत्रस्य च वधस्तथा ॥ ८ ॥
pitṛmātrādipūjyatve śivaśarmakathā purā | suvratasya kathā paścādvṛtrasya ca vadhastathā || 8 ||
తండ్రి, తల్లి మొదలైన పూజ్యుల పూజ్యత ధర్మంలో ప్రాచీన శివశర్మ కథ చెప్పబడును; తరువాత సువ్రత కథ, అలాగే వృత్ర వధ కూడా వర్ణించబడును।
Suta (summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in Anukramaṇikā style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
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It frames honoring father, mother, and elders as a central dharmic practice, then points to exemplar narratives (Śivaśarman, Suvrata, and Vṛtra’s slaying) as teaching-stories that reinforce right conduct and the consequences of adharma.
While not directly a bhakti instruction, it supports bhakti’s ethical foundation: reverence, humility, and service to worthy elders are presented as integral virtues that prepare the mind for sincere devotion and disciplined religious life.
This is primarily an Anukramaṇikā (index/summary) verse rather than a Vedāṅga lesson; its practical takeaway is dharma-śikṣā (ethical instruction) through kathā (didactic narrative), used as a teaching method in Purāṇic literature.