Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
The Description of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa’s Table of Contents
Anukramaṇī
वर्णनं नरकाणां च विकर्माचरणैस्ततः । मनोमयपुराख्यानं लयः प्राकृतिकस्ततः ॥ २६ ॥
varṇanaṃ narakāṇāṃ ca vikarmācaraṇaistataḥ | manomayapurākhyānaṃ layaḥ prākṛtikastataḥ || 26 ||
اس کے بعد دوزخوں کا بیان اور ممنوعہ اعمال کے ارتکاب کا تذکرہ آتا ہے؛ پھر منومय پور کی حکایت، اور اس کے بعد پرکرتی کے لَے (پرلَے) کا بیان کیا جاتا ہے۔
Sage Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, giving a sequential outline of topics)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It functions as an index-like summary, linking ethical causality (vikarma leading to naraka) with a broader cosmological frame that culminates in prākṛtika laya—reminding the reader that actions have consequences within a universe that also undergoes periodic dissolution.
Indirectly: by warning against vikarma and its painful results (naraka), it pushes the seeker toward sādhana grounded in dharma—within which Vishnu-bhakti is traditionally upheld as a purifying, liberating orientation that counters sinful tendencies.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it is primarily a Purāṇic topic-outline. Practically, it reinforces dharma-śāstric discernment between karma and vikarma (permissible vs. forbidden acts).