Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
The Narration of the Brāhma Purāṇa’s Account
Brāhma Purāṇānukramaṇikā
ततो लोकेश्वरस्यात्र सूर्यस्य परमात्मनः । वंशानुकीर्तनं पुण्यं महापातकनाशनम् ॥ ३३ ॥
tato lokeśvarasyātra sūryasya paramātmanaḥ | vaṃśānukīrtanaṃ puṇyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam || 33 ||
اس کے بعد یہاں لوکیشور، پرماتما سورج کے نسب کا پاکیزہ تذکرہ کیا جائے گا؛ یہ ثواب بخش ہے اور بڑے سے بڑے گناہوں کو بھی مٹا دیتا ہے۔
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic account in an anukramaṇikā-style summary)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames the upcoming Sūrya-vaṃśa narration as a purifying act: hearing or reciting the lineage of the world-lord Sūrya is declared inherently puṇya and capable of destroying even grave sins.
By presenting vaṃśānukīrtana (devotional recounting) as spiritually efficacious, it aligns with Bhakti’s principle that sincere kīrtana/śravaṇa of sacred histories purifies the heart and removes pāpa.
It implicitly emphasizes Itihāsa–Purāṇa-style anukramaṇikā method—structured genealogical narration (vaṃśa) used for preserving dharma-history and traditional chronology, rather than a specific Vedāṅga ritual detail.