Narada Purana · Chapter 1.105
iti śrībṛhannāradīya purāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde skandapurāṇānukramaṇīvarṇanaṃ nāma caturadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
brahmovāca
śṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyāmi purāṇaṃ vāmanābhidham /
trivikramacaritrāḍhyaṃ daśasāhasrasaṃkhyakam
kūrmakalpasamākhyānaṃ vargatrayakathānam /
bhāgadvayasamāyuktaṃ vaktṛśrotṛśubhāvaham
purāṇapraśnaḥ prathamaṃ brahmaśīrṣacchidā tataḥ /
kapālamocanākhyānaṃ dakṣayajñavihiṃsanam
harasya kālarūpākhyā kāmasya dahanaṃ tataḥ /
prahlādanārāyaṇayoryuddhaṃ devāsurāhavaḥ
sukeśyarkasamākhyānaṃ tato bhuvanakośakam /
tataḥ kāmyavratākhyānaṃ śrīdurgācaritaṃ tataḥ
tapatīcaritaṃ paścātkurukṣetrasya varṇanam /
satyāmāhātmyamatulaṃ pārvatījanmakīrtanam
tapastasyā vivāhaśca gauryupākhyānakaṃ tataḥ /
tataḥ kauśikyupākhyānaṃ kumāracaritaṃ tataḥ
tato 'ndhakavadhākhyānaṃsādhyopākhyānakantataḥ /
jābālicaritaṃ paścādarajāyāḥ kathādbhutā
andhakeśarayoryuddhaṃ gaṇatvaṃ cāndhakasya ca /
marutāṃ janmakathanaṃ baleśca caritaṃ tataḥ
tatastu lakṣmyāścaritaṃ traivikramamataḥ param /
prahlādatīrthayātrāyāṃ procyante 'tha kathāḥ śubhāḥ
tataśca dhundhu caritaṃ pretopākhyānakaṃ tataḥ /
nakṣatrapuruṣākhyānaṃ śrīdāmacaritaṃ tataḥ
trivikramacaritrānte brahmaproktaḥ stavottamaḥ /
prahlādabalisaṃvāde sutale hariśaṃsanam
ityeṣa pūrvabhāgo 'sya purāṇasya tavoditaḥ /
śṛṇṇato 'syottaraṃ bhāgaṃ bahadvāmanasaṃjñakam
māheśvarī bhāgavatī saurī gāṇeśvarī tathā /
catasraḥ saṃhitāścātra pṛthak sāhasrasaṃkhyayā
māheśvaryāṃ tu kṛṣṇasya tadbhaktānāṃ ca kīrtanam /
bhāgavatyāṃ jaganmātukhatārakathādbhutā
sauryāṃ sūryasya mahimā gaditaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ /
gāṇeśvaryāṃ gaṇeśasya caritaṃ ca maheśituḥ
ityetadvāmanaṃ nāma purāṇaṃ suvicitrakam /
pulastyena samākhyātaṃ nāradāya mahātmane
tato nāradataḥ prāptaṃ vyāsena sumahātmanā /
vyāsāttu labdhavāṃścaitat tacchiṣyo romaharṣaṇaḥ
sa cākhyāsyati viprebhyo naimiṣīyebhya eva ca /
evaṃ paraṃparāprāptaṃ purāṇaṃ vāmanaṃ śubham
ye paṭhanti ca śṛṇvanti te 'pi yānti parāṃ gatim /
likhitvaitatpurāṇaṃ tu yaḥ śaradviṣuver'payet
viprāya vedaviduṣe ghṛtadhenusamanvitam /
sa samuddhṛtya narakānnayetsvargaṃ pitṝnsvakān
dehānte bhuktabhogo 'sau yāti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam
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