Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
The Narration of the Brāhma Purāṇa’s Account
Brāhma Purāṇānukramaṇikā
द्वीपानां चैव सर्वेषां वर्षाणां चाप्यशेषतः । वर्णनं यत्र पातालस्वर्गाणां च प्रदृश्यते ॥ ३६ ॥
dvīpānāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ varṣāṇāṃ cāpyaśeṣataḥ | varṇanaṃ yatra pātālasvargāṇāṃ ca pradṛśyate || 36 ||
ณ ที่นั้นปรากฏคำพรรณนาครบถ้วนถึงทวีปทั้งปวงและแคว้นทั้งสิ้น พร้อมทั้งเรื่องของปาตาลและสวรรค์โลก
Suta (narrating the Anukramaṇikā-style overview of contents)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the Purāṇic vision of the cosmos—earthly divisions (dvīpas/varṣas) and higher/lower realms (Svarga/Pātāla)—as a structured field where karma, dharma, and devotion unfold, reminding the reader that existence spans multiple lokas with moral consequences.
Indirectly: by situating Svarga and Pātāla within the broader cosmic order, it implies that heavenly or nether destinations are still within saṃsāra; thus, devotion to the Supreme (commonly Viṣṇu in the Nāradīya tradition) is valued as the means to transcend mere loka-attainment.
Primarily Purāṇic geography/cosmography used in dharma contexts (e.g., locating sacred realms and understanding loka-theory). It does not directly teach a Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this verse, but it supports the Purāṇic framework often referenced alongside Jyotiṣa and calendrical-ritual reasoning.