Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
The Exposition of the Table of Contents of the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa
श्रीब्रह्मोवाच । श्रृणु वत्स प्रवक्ष्यामि पुराणं दशमं तव । ब्रह्मवैवर्तकं नाम वेदमार्गानुदर्शकम् ॥ १ ॥
śrībrahmovāca | śrṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyāmi purāṇaṃ daśamaṃ tava | brahmavaivartakaṃ nāma vedamārgānudarśakam || 1 ||
พระศรีพรหมาตรัสว่า “ดูก่อนบุตรเอ๋ย จงฟังเถิด เราจักกล่าวปุราณะลำดับที่สิบแก่เจ้า มีนามว่า ‘พรหมไววรรตกะ’ อันชี้แนวทางแห่งพระเวท” ॥ ๑ ॥
Brahma
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse introduces the Brahma-vaivartaka as the “tenth Purāṇa” and frames Purāṇic narration as a guide that clarifies the Vedic path, affirming Purāṇas as practical expositions of Vedic dharma.
While bhakti is not named explicitly here, calling the Purāṇa “veda-mārgānudarśaka” implies it translates Vedic principles into accessible teachings—often expressed in Purāṇas through devotion, worship, and dharma-oriented practice.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is detailed in this verse; the practical takeaway is the methodological claim that Purāṇic instruction serves as an interpretive guide to the Vedic mārga.