Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Anukramaṇī (Synoptic Table of Contents) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
काश्या माहात्म्यमतुलं पुरुषोत्तमवर्णनम् । यात्राविधानं क्षेत्रस्य बह्वाख्यानसमन्वितम् ॥ १३ ॥
kāśyā māhātmyamatulaṃ puruṣottamavarṇanam | yātrāvidhānaṃ kṣetrasya bahvākhyānasamanvitam || 13 ||
ในคัมภีร์นี้กล่าวถึงมหิมาอันหาที่เปรียบมิได้ของกาศี พรรณนาพระปุรุโษตตมะ และระเบียบวิธีการจาริกแสวงบุญในแดนศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้น พร้อมด้วยเรื่องเล่าประกอบมากมาย।
Suta (summarizing the contents in Anukramanika style, within the Narada Purana’s frame dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse functions as a content-marker: it highlights Kāśī’s unmatched sanctity, centers devotion on Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu as the Supreme Person), and frames pilgrimage as a disciplined spiritual practice supported by purāṇic narratives.
By explicitly foregrounding “Puruṣottama-varṇanam,” it indicates that tīrtha-travel and sacred geography are meant to culminate in remembrance, praise, and devotion to the Supreme Lord rather than mere tourism or merit-seeking.
The verse points to yātrā-vidhāna (pilgrimage procedure), which aligns with applied ritual discipline (kalpa/prayoga in practice), though it does not directly teach a specific Vedāṅga like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa in this line.