Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
रामनामशतं दिव्यं तन्माहात्म्यं च वाडव । परीक्षणं च भृगुणा श्रीविष्णोर्वैभवस्य च ॥ ३५ ॥
rāmanāmaśataṃ divyaṃ tanmāhātmyaṃ ca vāḍava | parīkṣaṇaṃ ca bhṛguṇā śrīviṣṇorvaibhavasya ca || 35 ||
Hỡi Vāḍava, nơi đây thuật lại một trăm thánh danh nhiệm mầu của Rāma và đại oai lực của các danh ấy; lại kể việc Bhṛgu thử thách (các thần) và vinh quang uy nghi của Śrī Viṣṇu.
Narada (topic-summary narration in Anukramanika style, addressed to Vāḍava)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse functions as an index-like topic marker, highlighting the salvific power of Rāma’s hundred names, their māhātmya (spiritual greatness), and the doctrinal conclusion of Viṣṇu’s supreme vaibhava (divine majesty).
By foregrounding “Rāmanāmaśata,” it points to nāma-japa and nāma-smaraṇa as a primary bhakti-sādhana—devotion practiced through repeated remembrance and recitation of the Lord’s names, culminating in reverence for Viṣṇu’s glory.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this single line; rather, it signals a purāṇic method of instruction—topic cataloging (anukramaṇikā) that organizes dharma and bhakti materials for study and recitation.