Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
The Anukramaṇī (Summary/Index) of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
नरिष्यंतस्य चरितं इक्ष्वाकुचरितं ततः । नलस्य चरितं पश्चाद्रामचन्द्रस्य सत्कथा ॥ १२ ॥
nariṣyaṃtasya caritaṃ ikṣvākucaritaṃ tataḥ | nalasya caritaṃ paścādrāmacandrasya satkathā || 12 ||
จากนั้นเป็นเรื่องราวของนริษยันตะ ต่อด้วยเรื่องของอิกษวากุ; แล้วจึงเป็นตำนานของนละ และต่อมาคือเรื่องศักดิ์สิทธิ์อันประเสริฐของพระรามจันทรา
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramanika/synopsis style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It functions as a table-of-contents style pointer, indicating that the Purana transmits dharma through exemplary royal biographies—culminating in the sanctifying Rama-katha (satkathā) that elevates the listener’s mind toward virtue and devotion.
By highlighting Rāmacandra’s “sat-kathā,” it signals the Purāṇic method of bhakti: hearing and remembering the Lord’s ideal conduct (Rama as dharma-incarnate), which nurtures śraddhā and steady devotion through sacred narration.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is the Purāṇic pedagogy—using structured narrative sequencing (anukrama) to organize dharma-instruction through well-known charitas.