Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
The Exposition of the Index (Anukramaṇī) of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata
व्यासस्य चरितं पुण्यं पांडवानां तथैव च । परीक्षितमुपाख्यानमितीदं समुदाहृतम् ॥ ४ ॥
vyāsasya caritaṃ puṇyaṃ pāṃḍavānāṃ tathaiva ca | parīkṣitamupākhyānamitīdaṃ samudāhṛtam || 4 ||
因此，此篇已如法宣说：圣者毗耶娑的清净行传，般度五子（班度族）的事迹，以及关于帕利克希特的叙事。
Suta (narrator) [contextual attribution within Purāṇic anukramaṇikā framing]
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes that hearing and preserving the merit-giving (puṇya) accounts of Vyāsa, the Pāṇḍavas, and King Parīkṣit is itself a dharmic act—positioning these narratives as sanctifying teachings within the Purāṇic index (anukramaṇikā).
By highlighting revered exemplars (Vyāsa, the Pāṇḍavas, Parīkṣit), the verse points to bhakti through śravaṇa—devotional listening to sacred histories that inspire remembrance of dharma and devotion to Bhagavān as embodied in their lives.
The verse functions as an anukramaṇikā-style cataloging statement—an organizational practice akin to textual indexing and recitational structuring (useful for pāṭha/adhyāya arrangement), rather than a specific Vedāṅga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.