Matsya-purāṇa Anukramaṇikā
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इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे मत्स्यपुराणानुक्रमणीकथनं नाम सप्तोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १०७ ॥
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde matsyapurāṇānukramaṇīkathanaṃ nāma saptottaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 107 ||
یوں شری بृहन्नاردییہ پوران کے پُوروَ بھاگ میں، بृहدُوپاکھیان کے چوتھے پاد میں ‘متسیا پوران کی انوکرمṇیکا (فہرستِ مضامین) کے بیان’ نامی ایک سو ساتواں ادھیائے اختتام کو پہنچا۔
Narratorial colophon (Suta-style redactional closing formula; not a spoken dialogue verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
This is a colophon verse marking the formal completion of a chapter; its significance lies in preserving the Purāṇic transmission—clearly locating the teaching within the Pūrva-bhāga and the Anukramaṇikā tradition that organizes sacred knowledge for study and recitation.
Direct bhakti instruction is not given here; instead, it supports devotion indirectly by structuring the text—helping devotees and reciters navigate the Narada Purana’s puranic summaries and locate narratives used in Vishnu-bhakti discourse.
No specific Vedāṅga topic is taught in this colophon; it reflects textual organization and cataloguing (anukramaṇikā), a practical scholarly tool used alongside traditional disciplines like vyākaraṇa (grammar) for accurate preservation and recitation.