Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
The Exposition of the Anukramaṇī (Index/Summary) of the Liṅga Purāṇa
स भुक्तभोगो लोकेऽस्मिन्नंते शिवपुरं व्रजेत् । लिंगानुक्रमणीमेतां पठेद्यः श्रृणुयात्तथा ॥ २० ॥
sa bhuktabhogo loke'sminnaṃte śivapuraṃ vrajet | liṃgānukramaṇīmetāṃ paṭhedyaḥ śrṛṇuyāttathā || 20 ||
ผู้ใดเสวยผลแห่งภพนี้แล้ว ในบั้นปลายย่อมไปสู่ศิวธาม—คือผู้สวดอ่าน หรือด้วยศรัทธารับฟัง อนุกรมณี (สารบัญสรุป) แห่งลิงคปุราณะนี้
Suta (narrating the Purāṇic anukramaṇī tradition; within the wider Narada Purana dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It is a phalaśruti stating that reciting or listening to the Liṅga-Purāṇa’s anukramaṇī (summary-index) yields auspicious worldly fruition and culminates in attaining Śiva’s abode at life’s end.
It emphasizes bhakti expressed through śravaṇa (devout listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of Purāṇic sacred content; even an anukramaṇī, approached with faith, is presented as spiritually efficacious.
The verse highlights the anukramaṇī approach—systematic indexing/summarizing of texts—supporting disciplined study and accurate transmission (a practical scholastic tool aligned with traditional textual organization rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Jyotiṣa).