The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
श्रीमद्भागवतस्यात्र माहात्म्यं कीर्तितं परम् । वज्रशांडिल्यसंवाद अंतर्लीलाप्रकाशकम् ॥ ३९ ॥
śrīmadbhāgavatasyātra māhātmyaṃ kīrtitaṃ param | vajraśāṃḍilyasaṃvāda aṃtarlīlāprakāśakam || 39 ||
یہاں شریمد بھاگوت کی اعلیٰ ترین عظمت بیان کی گئی ہے—وجر اور شاندلیہ کے مکالمے کے ذریعے، جو پر بھگوان کی باطنی لیلا کو روشن کرتا ہے۔
Narada (narrating within the Anukramaṇikā-style summary; Bhāgavata Māhātmya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
It frames the Śrīmad Bhāgavata as supremely authoritative in devotion, emphasizing that its glory is best understood through a realized dialogue that reveals the Lord’s confidential līlā.
By highlighting the Bhāgavata Māhātmya, it points to śravaṇa and kīrtana of the Bhāgavata as a primary bhakti-practice that unveils the Lord’s inner divine reality (antar-līlā).
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is textual discernment—recognizing the Bhāgavata’s māhātmya as a guide for devotional study and recitation within Purāṇic tradition.