Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
अगस्त्याद्यागमश्चैव पौलस्त्यान्वयकीर्त्तनम् । अश्वमेधोपदेशश्च हयचर्या ततः परम् ॥ २० ॥
agastyādyāgamaścaiva paulastyānvayakīrttanam | aśvamedhopadeśaśca hayacaryā tataḥ param || 20 ||
Kasama rin dito ang tradisyong nagsisimula kay Agastya, ang pagsasalaysay ng angkan ni Pulastya, ang pagtuturo tungkol sa handog na Aśvamedha, at pagkatapos ay ang disiplina at wastong asal na may kaugnayan sa kabayo (haya-caryā).
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s contents in an anukramanika-style overview)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse functions as a table-of-contents marker, showing that the text preserves both paramparā-based teachings (Agastya tradition) and dharma-oriented materials like genealogy and yajña-instructions, presenting dharma as a structured, transmitted body of knowledge.
Indirectly: by listing yajña and lineage narratives alongside āgama/paramparā teachings, it frames devotion as supported by orthodox dharma—right practice and right transmission—rather than as a purely emotion-based path.
Ritual application is foregrounded—Aśvamedha-upadeśa points to śrauta-yajña procedure (kalpa-oriented practice), and haya-caryā suggests practical discipline connected with the rite’s horse-related observances.