Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
पितृमात्रादिपूज्यत्वे शिवशर्मकथा पुरा । सुव्रतस्य कथा पश्चाद्वृत्रस्य च वधस्तथा ॥ ८ ॥
pitṛmātrādipūjyatve śivaśarmakathā purā | suvratasya kathā paścādvṛtrasya ca vadhastathā || 8 ||
باپ، ماں اور دیگر بزرگوں کی تعظیم کے دھرم کے ضمن میں قدیم شِوشرما کی حکایت بیان ہوئی ہے؛ پھر سوورت کی کہانی، اور اسی طرح ورتّر کے قتل کا ذکر بھی ہے۔
Suta (summarizing the Narada Purana’s contents in Anukramaṇikā style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
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It frames honoring father, mother, and elders as a central dharmic practice, then points to exemplar narratives (Śivaśarman, Suvrata, and Vṛtra’s slaying) as teaching-stories that reinforce right conduct and the consequences of adharma.
While not directly a bhakti instruction, it supports bhakti’s ethical foundation: reverence, humility, and service to worthy elders are presented as integral virtues that prepare the mind for sincere devotion and disciplined religious life.
This is primarily an Anukramaṇikā (index/summary) verse rather than a Vedāṅga lesson; its practical takeaway is dharma-śikṣā (ethical instruction) through kathā (didactic narrative), used as a teaching method in Purāṇic literature.