Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
The Narration of the Brāhma Purāṇa’s Account
Brāhma Purāṇānukramaṇikā
किंकिमाख्यानयुक्तानि तद्वदस्व मम प्रभो । चातुर्वर्ण्याश्रया नानाव्रतादीनां कथास्तथा ॥ ११ ॥
kiṃkimākhyānayuktāni tadvadasva mama prabho | cāturvarṇyāśrayā nānāvratādīnāṃ kathāstathā || 11 ||
اے پرَبھُو، مجھے بتائیے کہ کون کون سے اُپدیش پَوتر آکھ्यानوں سے آراستہ ہیں؛ اور اسی طرح چاتُروَرْنْیَ دھرم پر مبنی گوناگوں ورتوں وغیرہ کی کہانیاں بھی بیان فرمائیے۔
Narada (questioning Sanatkumara)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames dharma as best understood through ākhyanas (sacred narratives) and through disciplined vrata-practice, asking for teachings that are both story-grounded and duty-grounded.
By requesting vrata-kathās, the verse points to devotion expressed through vowed observances and hearing sacred narratives—two classic Purāṇic supports for steady bhakti.
The verse is primarily dharma-oriented (varna duties and vrata rules); it implicitly calls for ritual-structure and correct observance rather than a specific Vedanga like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa.