Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
The Exposition of the Table of Contents of the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa
गणेशजन्मसंप्रश्नः सपुण्यकमहाव्रतम् । पार्वत्याः कार्तिकेयेन सह विघ्नेशसंभवम् ॥ १३ ॥
gaṇeśajanmasaṃpraśnaḥ sapuṇyakamahāvratam | pārvatyāḥ kārtikeyena saha vighneśasaṃbhavam || 13 ||
اس میں گنیش کے جنم کے بارے میں سوال، نہایت پُنیہ بخش مہاورَت کے ساتھ؛ اور پاروتی کے لیے کارتِکیہ کے ہمراہ وِگھنےش کے ظہور کا بیان ہے۔
Suta (Anukramanika narrator summarizing contents)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
This verse functions as an index: it highlights that the chapter includes a sacred inquiry into Gaṇeśa’s origin and a puṇya-producing mahāvrata, presenting devotion and disciplined observance as gateways to auspiciousness and obstacle-removal.
By foregrounding Gaṇeśa/Vighneśa—invoked at the start of undertakings—and linking his narrative with a vowed observance, the verse points to bhakti expressed through kathā-śravaṇa (hearing sacred narrative) and vrata (devotional discipline).
The practical emphasis is on vrata-vidhi (ritual observance): undertaking a mahāvrata as a structured dharmic practice aimed at accruing puṇya and removing impediments (vighna), rather than on technical Vedāṅga sciences like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa.