Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
The Exposition of the Table of Contents of the Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa
गोकुले गमनं गश्चात्पूतनादिवदाद्भूताः । बाल्यकौमारजा लीला विविधास्तत्र वर्णिताः ॥ १६ ॥
gokule gamanaṃ gaścātpūtanādivadādbhūtāḥ | bālyakaumārajā līlā vividhāstatra varṇitāḥ || 16 ||
وہاں گोकُل کی طرف روانگی کا بیان ہے؛ پھر پوتنا وغیرہ سے شروع ہونے والے عجیب واقعات؛ اور بچپن و نوخیزی کی گوناگوں لیلائیں بھی وہیں بیان کی گئی ہیں۔
Narada (summarizing the narrative contents in an anukramaṇikā-style passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as a content-marker: Krishna’s move to Gokula and the miraculous protections (starting with Pūtanā) are highlighted to inspire śraddhā and bhakti by remembering the Lord’s līlā as both compassionate and protective.
By foregrounding remembrance (smaraṇa) of Krishna’s childhood līlās—Gokula, Pūtanā, and other wonders—the verse points to narrative devotion: hearing and recounting these acts becomes a direct support for loving devotion to Vishnu/Krishna.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; it is an anukramaṇikā-style summary used for textual navigation and structured recitation (pāṭha) of Purāṇic narratives.