Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
The Exposition of the Anukramaṇī (Index/Summary) of the Liṅga Purāṇa
ततश्च विस्तरात्सर्गस्त्रिपुराख्यानकं तथा । लिंगप्रतिष्ठा च ततः पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् ॥ ८ ॥
tataśca vistarātsargastripurākhyānakaṃ tathā | liṃgapratiṣṭhā ca tataḥ paśupāśavimokṣaṇam || 8 ||
پھر سَرج (تخلیق) کا تفصیلی بیان اور تریپورا کی روایت آتی ہے۔ اس کے بعد لِنگ کی پرتِشٹھا، اور پھر پشو کو پاش بندھن سے رہائی کا ذکر ہوتا ہے۔
Sūta (Anukramaṇikā-style narration summarizing contents)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It functions as an anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) marker, linking cosmology (sarga), sacred narrative (Tripura), ritual theology (liṅga-pratiṣṭhā), and liberation (release from pāśa), showing how Purāṇic teaching integrates myth, worship, and mokṣa.
By highlighting liṅga-pratiṣṭhā, it points to devotion expressed through consecration and worship; the implied fruit of such dharmic devotion is inner release—vimokṣaṇa—from binding limitations (pāśa).
It gestures toward ritual application—pratiṣṭhā (consecration) requires precise mantra usage and procedure aligned with śrauta/smārta ritual discipline (kalpa-style practicality), even though the verse itself is a brief topic-summary.