The Description of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa’s Table of Contents
Anukramaṇī
इंद्रस्य तु स्तवः पुण्यः शुक्रेण परिकीर्तितः । विष्णुमाहात्म्यकथनं बलिवंशनिरूपणम् ॥ २१ ॥
iṃdrasya tu stavaḥ puṇyaḥ śukreṇa parikīrtitaḥ | viṣṇumāhātmyakathanaṃ balivaṃśanirūpaṇam || 21 ||
Bấy giờ, Śukra thuật lại bài thánh tụng ca ngợi Indra; đồng thời cũng kể về đại vinh quang của Viṣṇu và trình bày dòng dõi của Bali.
Narada (summarizing contents in an anukramanika manner within the Narada Purana narrative frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It flags key sacred themes—meritorious stotra (hymn), Viṣṇu-māhātmya (the Lord’s greatness), and dynastic narrative—indicating that devotional praise and remembrance of divine deeds are spiritually purifying and instructive.
By emphasizing Viṣṇu’s māhātmya-kathā and holy praise (stava), it points to bhakti practices central to Purāṇas: hearing/reciting divine glories and reflecting on exemplary figures like Bali within dharmic history.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; rather, it functions as an anukramanika cue—indexing stotra and itihāsa-style genealogy (vaṃśa-nirūpaṇa) used for structured study and recitation in Purāṇic tradition.