Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
The Narration of the Brāhma Purāṇa’s Account
Brāhma Purāṇānukramaṇikā
वर्णाश्रमाणां धर्माश्च कीर्तिता यत्र विस्तरात् । विष्णुधर्मयुगाख्यानं प्रलयस्य च वर्णनम् ॥ ४१ ॥
varṇāśramāṇāṃ dharmāśca kīrtitā yatra vistarāt | viṣṇudharmayugākhyānaṃ pralayasya ca varṇanam || 41 ||
جس میں ورن آشرم کے دھرم تفصیل سے بیان کیے گئے ہیں؛ نیز یُگوں کے مطابق وِشنو دھرم کا آکھ्यान اور پرلَے کی کیفیت بھی بیان ہے۔
Suta (summarizing the contents in an anukramanika-style section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It signals that the text teaches a complete dharmic framework—personal conduct through varṇa-āśrama duties, age-specific (yuga) religious principles centered on Vishnu, and the cosmic perspective of pralaya—so the reader aligns daily life with ultimate spiritual reality.
By highlighting “Vishnu-dharma” as a core topic, the verse points to Vaiṣṇava orientation of dharma: devotion and right conduct are presented as yuga-appropriate expressions of loyalty to Vishnu, integrating bhakti with social and spiritual duties.
The verse is primarily a puranic topic-index rather than a specific Vedāṅga lesson; its practical takeaway is dharma-application—how duties (ācāra) are organized by varṇa and āśrama and adapted by yuga, which guides ritual and ethical decision-making.