Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 154
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे प्रथमपादे धर्मानुकथनं नाम त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः ॥ १३ ॥
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge prathamapāde dharmānukathanaṃ nāma trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 13 ||
یوں شری بृहन्नاردییہ پران کے پُروَ بھاگ کے پہلے پاد میں ‘دھَرمَانُکَتھن’ نامی تیرہواں ادھیائے اختتام کو پہنچا۔
Sūta (colophon/narrative redaction marker; not a spoken dialogue verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
This is a colophon verse marking the completion of Adhyāya 13, affirming the chapter’s theme—Dharmānukathana—and situating it within the Pūrva-bhāga, Prathama Pāda, which helps preserve the scripture’s transmission and study order.
It does not directly teach bhakti practices; rather, it closes a dharma-focused chapter, serving as a textual boundary so the reader can contextualize subsequent teachings (often including Vishnu-bhakti) within an organized Purāṇic framework.
It mainly reflects textual organization and recitational convention (anukathana/adhyāya colophon), supporting disciplined study and oral transmission; it does not present a specific Vedāṅga topic like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this line.