Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
The Exposition of the Index (Anukramaṇī) of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata
ब्रह्मोवाच । मरीचे श्रृणु वक्ष्यामि वेदव्यासेन यत्कृतम् । श्रीमद्भागवतं नाम पुराणं ब्रह्मसम्मितम् ॥ १ ॥
brahmovāca | marīce śrṛṇu vakṣyāmi vedavyāsena yatkṛtam | śrīmadbhāgavataṃ nāma purāṇaṃ brahmasammitam || 1 ||
Phạm Thiên (Brahmā) nói: “Hỡi Marīci, hãy lắng nghe. Ta sẽ thuật lại tác phẩm do Vedavyāsa trước tác—bộ Purāṇa mang danh Śrīmad Bhāgavata, được tôn xưng là kinh điển ngang hàng với Brahman (Veda).”
Brahma
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It establishes the Śrīmad Bhāgavata as a supremely authoritative Purāṇa—“brahma-sammitam”—and frames it as a Veda-aligned revelation meant to be heard with reverence.
By glorifying the Bhāgavata Purāṇa—traditionally centered on Bhagavān and devotion—it signals that hearing (śravaṇa) such a text is itself a foundational bhakti practice.
The verse emphasizes textual lineage and authority (who composed it—Vedavyāsa—and its Veda-equivalent status), a key practical principle for śāstra-study rather than a specific Vedāṅga technique like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.