Shloka 56
Honoring the Mother (Mātṛpūjanam): Consent, Equity, and Dana to Restore Household Dharma
इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मातृसन्मानं नाम अष्टादशोऽध्यायः ॥ १८ ॥
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mātṛsanmānaṃ nāma aṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 18 ||
ఇట్లు శ్రీ బృహన్నారదీయ పురాణ ఉత్తరభాగంలో ‘మాతృసన్మానం’ అనే అష్టాదశ అధ్యాయం ముగిసింది।
Narrator/Compiler (colophon marker; not a spoken dialogue verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It is the chapter-colophon that formally seals the teaching by naming the chapter theme—mātṛ-sanmāna—highlighting that honoring the mother is treated as a complete dharmic instruction within the Uttara-bhāga.
Indirectly: by closing a chapter devoted to reverence for the mother, it reinforces bhakti as lived devotion expressed through service, gratitude, and dharmic conduct in the household.
The verse reflects Purāṇic textual convention (anukrama/colophon style) used for accurate transmission and cataloging—useful for archival indexing rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.