Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
The Exposition of the Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
द्वितीयं च तृतीये च सौरे वर्गचतुष्टये । प्रतिसर्गाह्वयं त्वंत्यं प्रोक्तं सर्वकथान्वितम् ॥ १२ ॥
dvitīyaṃ ca tṛtīye ca saure vargacatuṣṭaye | pratisargāhvayaṃ tvaṃtyaṃ proktaṃ sarvakathānvitam || 12 ||
Và trong phần thứ hai cùng phần thứ ba, thuộc phân bộ Saurā được sắp thành bốn nhóm, phần cuối—gọi là “Pratisarga” (sáng tạo thứ cấp)—đã được giảng dạy, đầy đủ mọi truyện tích.
Suta (continuing the anukramanika-style summary narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It highlights how the Purana is methodically organized: even cosmological topics like secondary creation (pratisarga) are taught as a complete, story-supported teaching, meant to transmit dharma and worldview through narrative.
Indirectly: by indicating that teachings are delivered through ‘sarva-kathā’ (all narratives), it reflects the Purāṇic method where devotion is cultivated by hearing structured sacred accounts rather than only abstract doctrine.
Not a direct Vedāṅga instruction; it is a technical index (anukramaṇikā) note about textual division—useful for study method, cross-referencing, and understanding how Purāṇic cosmology topics like pratisarga are grouped.