Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44
The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa
Purāṇa-Māhātmya
कृतं युगं सामवेदो धेनुर्विप्रोऽन्नमंबु च । मार्गो मृगेंद्रः पुरुषोऽश्वत्थः प्रह्लाद आननम् ॥ ४४ ॥
kṛtaṃ yugaṃ sāmavedo dhenurvipro'nnamaṃbu ca | mārgo mṛgeṃdraḥ puruṣo'śvatthaḥ prahlāda ānanam || 44 ||
กฤตยุค, สามเวท, โคศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (ธেনุ), พราหมณ์, อาหารและน้ำ, หนทาง, เจ้าสัตว์ (สิงห์), บุรุษ, ต้นอัศวัตถะ (โพธิ์/ไทรศักดิ์สิทธิ์), พระปรหลาท และใบหน้า—ทั้งหมดนี้ถูกกล่าวเป็นสิ่งสอดคล้อง (ในความเป็นเลิศ) ไว้แล้ว।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
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It presents an anukramaṇikā-style list of sacred correspondences—linking cosmic time (Kṛta Yuga), Veda (Sāma), dharmic supports (cow, brāhmaṇa, food, water), and exemplary devotion (Prahlāda)—as a compact map of what sustains and sanctifies the world.
By explicitly naming Prahlāda—celebrated for unwavering Viṣṇu-bhakti—the verse signals that among sacred categories, the devotee and devotion-centered exemplars are integral to the Purāṇic path (mārga) of liberation and protection.
The verse functions like a mnemonic catalogue used in Purāṇic summaries: it organizes key dharmic and Vedic reference-points (e.g., Sāma Veda, yuga taxonomy) for recall—useful for traditional study, recitation frameworks, and interpretive indexing rather than a single ritual injunction.