Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Anukramaṇī (Synoptic Table of Contents) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
प्राग्भागे प्रथमे पादे सनकेन महात्मना । द्वितीये मोक्षधर्माख्ये मोक्षोपायनिरूपणम् ॥ ३ ॥
prāgbhāge prathame pāde sanakena mahātmanā | dvitīye mokṣadharmākhye mokṣopāyanirūpaṇam || 3 ||
ابتدائی حصّے کے پہلے پاد میں مہاتما سنک نے موضوع کا بیان کیا ہے؛ اور ‘موکش دھرم’ نامی دوسرے پاد میں موکش کے طریقے واضح کیے گئے ہیں۔
Suta (Anukramanika narrator summarizing contents; within the work, teachings are attributed to Sanaka in the first pada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It functions as a table-of-contents verse, highlighting that the text first presents Sanaka’s instruction and then formally lays out “Moksha-dharma,” i.e., the disciplined principles and practical means leading to liberation.
This verse does not directly describe bhakti practices; it points to where the Narada Purana treats liberation and its means. In the broader Moksha-dharma context, devotion to the Supreme (often Vishnu) is presented as a principal upāya among other disciplines.
No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is named in this verse; it is primarily a structural summary indicating the division of topics, especially the exposition of mokṣopāyas.