Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
The Description of the Anukramaṇikā (Chapter-wise Summary) of the Varāha Purāṇa
महातपस आख्यानं गौर्युत्पत्तिस्ततः परा । विनायकस्य नागानां सेनान्यादित्ययोरपि ॥ ५ ॥
mahātapasa ākhyānaṃ gauryutpattistataḥ parā | vināyakasya nāgānāṃ senānyādityayorapi || 5 ||
Tiếp đến là truyện về Mahātapas (bậc khổ hạnh lớn), rồi đến lời thuật tôn quý về sự hiển lộ của Gaurī; và cũng có các chuyện về Vināyaka, về các Nāga, cùng các vị thống lĩnh và các Āditya nữa.
Suta (summarizing the contents in an anukramanika-style listing)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It functions as an anukramanika (table-of-contents) verse, indicating that the text will present puranic narratives of major divine manifestations—Gaurī and Vināyaka—along with cosmic classes like the Ādityas and Nāgas, framing dharma through sacred history.
Indirectly: by pointing to forthcoming kathā (sacred narratives) of revered deities, it signals the puranic method of cultivating bhakti through śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of divine līlā and origins.
No specific Vedāṅga teaching is stated in this verse; its practical takeaway is structural—an anukrama/listing technique used for organizing transmission and study (useful for recitation, indexing, and archival referencing).