Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 184
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
चतुर्वक्त्रगणाध्यक्षकलंबेश्वरयोः कथा । गोपालस्वामिव कुलस्वामिनोर्मरुतां कथा ॥ १८४ ॥
caturvaktragaṇādhyakṣakalaṃbeśvarayoḥ kathā | gopālasvāmiva kulasvāminormarutāṃ kathā || 184 ||
กล่าวถึงเรื่องของจตุรวักตระ ผู้นำแห่งคณะคณะ (คณะเทพ) และกะลัมเพศวร; อีกทั้งเรื่องของโคปาลสวามินและกุลสวามิน พร้อมด้วยเหล่ามรุตด้วย
Suta (Anukramanika-style contents narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
This verse functions as an anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) marker, indicating that the Purāṇa preserves specific kathās about divine/temple-associated figures and the Maruts, emphasizing that dharma and devotion are taught through remembered sacred narratives.
While not a direct bhakti instruction, it points to bhakti’s Purāṇic method: hearing and preserving kathā—accounts of deities and their manifestations (such as Īśvara forms and named Svāmins)—which is a core practice of śravaṇa (devotional listening).
The practical takeaway is structural rather than technical: the text uses an anukramaṇikā listing style (a traditional scholastic aid), supporting disciplined study and recitation organization—adjacent to Vyākaraṇa/Chandas-based textual preservation, though no single Vedāṅga topic is explicitly taught in this verse.