Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī
Index/Summary
यत्र केदारमाहात्म्ये पुराणोपक्रमः पुरा । दक्षयज्ञकथा पश्चाच्छिवलिंगार्चने फलम् ॥ ७ ॥
yatra kedāramāhātmye purāṇopakramaḥ purā | dakṣayajñakathā paścācchivaliṃgārcane phalam || 7 ||
وہاں کَیدار ماہاتمیہ میں قدیم طریقے سے پُران کا آغاز ہوتا ہے؛ پھر دَکش یَجْن کی کہانی آتی ہے، اور اس کے بعد شِو لِنگ کی ارچنا کا پھل بیان کیا گیا ہے॥۷॥
Suta (narrating the contents-outline to the sages; within the broader Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework of Book 1.4)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as an anukramaṇikā (table-of-contents) marker, highlighting that the Kedāra-māhātmya section proceeds through three spiritually charged themes: the Purāṇic introduction, the cautionary-sacred narrative of Dakṣa’s yajña, and the salvific merit (phala) of Śiva-liṅga worship.
By explicitly pointing to “Śiva-liṅga-arcana-phala,” it frames devotion as practiced worship (arcana) with tangible spiritual outcomes—placing ritualized bhakti at the center of the Kedāra sacred narrative.
The verse emphasizes ritual structure and results (yajña-kathā, arcana, phala), aligning most closely with Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Purāṇic anukramaṇikā method (systematic indexing of topics), rather than technical Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa/Astronomy details.