Narada Purana · Chapter 1.92

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde maheśamantrakathanaṃ nāmaikanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
iti tṛtīyaḥ pādaḥ
sūta uvāca
etacchrutvā nāradastu kumārasya vaco mudā /
punarapyāha suprīto jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam

nārada uvāca
sādhu sādhu mahābhāga sarvalokopakārakam /
mahātantraṃ tvayā proktaṃ sarvatantrottamottamam

adhunā śrotumicchāmi purāṇākhyānamuttamam /
yasminyasminpurāṇe tu yadyadākhyānakaṃ mune /
tatsarvaṃ me samācakṣva sarvajñastvaṃ yato mataḥ

sūta uvāca
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ viprā nāradasya śubhāvaham /
purāṇākhyānasaṃpraśnaṃ kumāraḥ pratyuvāca ha

sanatkumāra uvāca
pārāṇākhyānakaṃ vipra nānākalpasamudbhavam /
nānākathāsamāyuktamadbhutaṃ bahuvistaram

ṛṣiḥ sanātanaścāyaṃ yathā veda tathāparaḥ /
na veda tasmātpṛccha tvaṃ bahukalpavidāṃ varam

śrutvetthaṃ nārado vākyaṃ kumārasya mahātmanaḥ /
praṇamya vinayopetaḥ sanātanamathābravīt

nārada uvāca
brahmanpurāṇavicchreṣṭha jñānavijñānatatpara /
purāṇānāṃ vibhāgaṃ me sākalye nānukīrtaya

yasmiñ śrute śrutaṃ sarvaṃ jñātaṃ kṛte kṛtam

varṇāśramācāradharmaṃ sākṣātkāramupaiṣyati /
kiyanti ca purāṇāni kiyatsaṃkhyāni mānataḥ

kiṅkimākhyānayuktāni tadvadasva mama prabho /
cāturvarṇyāśrayā nānāvratādīnāṃ kathāstathā

sṛṣṭikrameṇa vaṃśānāṃ kathāḥ samyakprakāśaya /
tvatto 'dhiko na cānyo 'sti purāṇākhyānavitprabho

tasmādākhyāhi mahyaṃ tvaṃ sarvasandehabhañjanam /
sūta uvāca
tataḥ sanātano viprāḥ śrutvā nāradabhāṣitam

nārāyaṇaṃ kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvā provācātha vidāṃ varaḥ /
sanātana uvāca
sādhu sādhu muniśreṣṭha sarvalokopakārikā

purāṇākhyānavijñāne yajjātā neṣṭhikī matiḥ /
tubhyaṃ samabhidhāsyāmi yatproktaṃ brahmaṇā purā

marīcyādiṛṣibhyastu putrasnehāvṛtātmanā /
ekadā brahmaṇaḥ putro marīcirnāma viśrutaḥ

svādhyāyaśrutasaṃpanno vedavedāgapāragaḥ /
upasṛtya svapitaraṃ brahmaṇaṃ lokabhāvanam

praṇamya bhaktyā papraccha idameva muniśvara /
purāṇākhyānamamalaṃ yattvaṃ pṛcchasi mānada

marīciruvāca
bhagavandevadeveśa lokānāṃ prabhavāpyaya /
sarvajña sarvakalyāṇa sarvādhyakṣa namo 'stu te

purāṇabījamākhyahi mahyaṃ śuśrūṣave pitaḥ /
lakṣaṇaṃ ca pramāṇaṃ ca pramāṇaṃ caṃ vaktāraṃ pṛcchakaṃ tathā

brahmovāca
śṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyāmi purāṇānāṃ samuccayam /
yasmiñjñāte bhavejjñātaṃ vāṅmayaṃ sacarācaram

purāṇamekamevāsītsarvakalpeṣu mānada /
caturvargasya bījaṃ ca śatakoṭipravistaram

pravṛttiḥ sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ purāṇādabhavattataḥ /
kālenāgrahaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā purāmasya mahāmatiḥ

harirvyāsasvarūpeṇa jāyate ca yuge yuge /
caturlakṣapramāṇena dvāpare dvāpare sadā

tadaṣṭādaśadhā kṛtvā bhūrloke nirddiśatyapi /
adyāpi devaloke tu śatakoṭipravistaram

astyeva tasya sārastu caturlakṣeṇa varṇyate /
brāhmaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ ca vāyavīyaṃ tathaiva ca

bhāgavataṃ nāradīyaṃ mārkaṇḍeyaṃ ca kīrtitam /
āgneyaṃ ca bhaviṣyaṃ ca brahmavaivarttaliṅgake

vārāhaṃ ca tathā skāndaṃ vāmanaṃ kūrmasaṃjñakam /
mātsyaṃ ca gāruḍaṃ tadvadbrahmāṇḍākhyamiti triṣaṭ

ekaṃ kathānakaṃ sūtraṃ vaktuḥ śrotuḥ samāhvayam /
pravakṣyāmi samāsena niśāmaya samāhitaḥ

brahmaṃ purāṇaṃ tatrādau sarvalokahitāya vai /
vyāsena vedaviduṣā samākhyātaṃ mahātmanā

tadvai sarvapurāṇāgryaṃ dharmakāmārthamokṣadam /
nānākhyānetihāsāḍhyaṃ daśasāhasramucyate

devānāṃ ca surāṇāṃ ca yatrotpattiḥ prakīrtitā /
prajāpatīnāṃ ca tathā dakṣādīnāṃ munīśvara

tato lokeśvarasyātra sūryasya paramātmanaḥ /
vaṃśānukīrtanaṃ puṇyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam

yatrāvatāraḥ kathitaḥ paramānandarūpiṇaḥ /
śrīmato rāmacandrasya caturvyūhāvatāriṇaḥ

tataśca somavaṃśasyaṃ kīrtanaṃ yatra varṇitam /
kṛṣṇasya jagadīśasya caritaṃ kalmaṣāpaham

dvīpānāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ varṣāṇāṃ cāpyaśeṣataḥ /
varṇanaṃ yatra pātālasvargāṇāṃ ca pradṛśyate

narakāṇāṃ samākhyānaṃ sūryastutikathānakam /
pārvatyāśca tathā janma vivāhaśca nigadyate

dakṣākhyānaṃ tataḥ proktamekāmrakṣetravarṇanam /
pūrvabhāgo 'yamuditaḥ purāṇasyāsya nārada

asyottare vibhāge tu puruṣottamavarṇanam /
vistareṇa samākhyātaṃ tīrthayātrāvidhānataḥ

atraiva kṛṣṇacaritaṃ vistarātsamudīritam /
varṇanaṃ yamalokasya pitṛśrāddhavidhistathā

varṇāśramāṇāṃ dharmāśca kīrtitā yatra vistarāt /
viṣṇudharmayugākhyānaṃ pralayasya ca varṇanam

yogānāṃ ca samākhyānaṃ sāṃkhyānāṃ cāpi varṇanam /
brahmavādasamuddeśaḥ purāṇasya praśaṃsanam

etadbrahmapurāṇaṃ tu bhāgadvayasamanvitam /
varṇitaṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ sarvasaukhyapradāyakam

sūtaśaunakasaṃvādaṃ bhuktimuktipradāyakam /
likhitvetatpurāṇaṃ yo vaiśākhyāṃ hemasaṃyutam

jaladhenuyutaṃ cāpi bhaktyā dadyāddvijātaye /
paurāṇikāya saṃpūjya vastrabhojyavibhūṣaṇaiḥ

sa vasedbrahmaṇo loke yāvaccandrārkatārakam /
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi brāhmānukramaṇīṃ dvija

so 'pi sarvapurāṇasya śroturvaktuḥ phalaṃ labhet /
śṛṇoti yaḥ purāṇaṃ tu brahmaṃ sarvaṃ jitendriyaḥ

haviṣyāśī ca niyamātsa labhedbrahmaṇaḥ padam /
kimatra bahunoktena yadyadicchati mānavaḥ /
tatsarvaṃ labhate vatsa purāṇasyāsya kīrtanāt