Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
विष्णोः शापश्च वृक्षत्वं पार्वत्यनुतपस्ततः । हरस्य तांडवं नृत्यं रामनामनिरूपणम् ॥ ६५ ॥
viṣṇoḥ śāpaśca vṛkṣatvaṃ pārvatyanutapastataḥ | harasya tāṃḍavaṃ nṛtyaṃ rāmanāmanirūpaṇam || 65 ||
กล่าวถึงคำสาปของพระวิษณุจนเกิดภาวะเป็นต้นไม้ ต่อมาคือการบำเพ็ญตบะของพระปารวตี ระบำทาณฑวะของพระหระ และการอธิบายพระนามศรีรามาอย่างศักดิ์สิทธิ์
Narada (summarizing topics to the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as an anukramaṇikā (topic-index) verse, showing how the Purāṇa links karma (curse and consequence), tapas (Pārvatī’s penance), divine līlā (Śiva’s Tāṇḍava), and bhakti (the power of Rāma-nāma) as complementary paths within dharma.
By explicitly listing “Rāma-nāma-nirūpaṇam,” it highlights nāma-japa and reflection on the divine Name as a central devotional practice, placed alongside major divine narratives to indicate its equal salvific importance.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this single verse; it is a thematic catalog. The practical takeaway is ritual-devotional: cultivate nāma-smaraṇa (Rāma-nāma) and disciplined tapas as Purāṇic supports for dharma and inner purification.