The Exposition of the Index (Anukramaṇī) of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata
तदष्टादशसाहस्रं कीर्तितं पापनाशनम् । सुरपादपरूपोऽयं स्कंधैर्द्वादशभिर्युतः ॥ २ ॥
tadaṣṭādaśasāhasraṃ kīrtitaṃ pāpanāśanam | surapādaparūpo'yaṃ skaṃdhairdvādaśabhiryutaḥ || 2 ||
Kinh ấy được tuyên xưng gồm mười tám nghìn (câu kệ) và có năng lực diệt trừ tội lỗi. Tác phẩm này thuộc hình thức phân chia gọi là Surapāda, và được cấu thành bởi mười hai skandha (thiên).
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It frames the Narada Purana as a pāpanāśana text—recitation, hearing, and preservation of its teaching are presented as spiritually purifying, while also giving its canonical measure (18,000 verses) and organization (12 skandhas).
By praising the Purana as sin-destroying, it implies that śravaṇa and kīrtana of Purāṇic dharma—typically centered on Hari/Vishnu—serve as a practical bhakti practice that purifies the devotee.
It highlights anukramaṇikā-style textual science—counting verses and defining structural divisions (skandhas/pādas)—a practical archival/organizational discipline used to preserve and transmit Purāṇic literature accurately.