Narada Purana · Chapter 1.94
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde padmapurāṇānukramaṇikāvarṇanaṃ nāma trinavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
śrībrahmovāca
śṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyāmi purāṇaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ mahat /
trayoviṃśatisahasraṃ sarvapātakanāśanam
yatrādibhāge nirviṣṭāḥ ṣaḍaṃśāḥ śaktijena ha /
maitreyāyādime tatra purāṇasyāvatārikām
ādikāraṇasargaśca devādīnāṃ ca saṃbhavaḥ /
samudramathanākhyānaṃ dakṣādīnāṃ tato 'nvayaḥ
dhruvasya caritaṃ caiva pṛthoścaritameva ca /
pracetasaṃ tathākhyānaṃ prahlādasya kathānakam
pṛthagrājyādhikārākhyā prathamoṃ'śaitīritaḥ /
priyavratānvayākhyākhyānaṃ dvīpavarṣanirūpaṇam
pātālanarakākhyānaṃ saptasvarganirūpaṇam /
sūryādivārakathanaṃ pṛthaglakṣaṇasaṃyutam
caritaṃ bharatasyātha muktimārganidarśanam /
nidāghaṛbhusaṃvādo dvitīyoṃśa udāhṛtaḥ
manvantarasamākhyānaṃ vedavyāsāvatārakam /
narakoddhārakaṃ karma gaditaṃ ca tataḥ param
sagarasyaurvasaṃvāde sarvadharmanirūpaṇam /
śrāddhakalpaṃ tathoddiṣṭaṃ varṇāśramanibandhanam
sadācāraśca kathito māyāmohakathā tataḥ /
tṛtīyoṃ'śo 'yamuditaḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśanaḥ
sūryavaṃśakatha puṇyā somavaṃśānukīrtanam /
caturtheṃ'śemuniśreṣṭha nānārājakathānvitam
kṛṣṇāvatārasaṃpraśno gokulīyā kathā tataḥ /
pūtanādivadho bālye kaumāre 'ghādihiṃsanam
kaiśore kaṃsahananaṃ māthuraṃ caritaṃ tathā /
tatastu yauvane proktā līlā dvāravatībhavā
sarvadaityavadho yatra vivāhāśca pṛthagvidhāḥ /
yatra sthitvājagannāthaḥ kṛṣṇo yogeśvareśvaraḥ
bhūbhāraharaṇaṃ cakre pareṣāṃ hananādibhiḥ /
aṣṭāvakrīyamākhyānaṃ pañcamoṃ'śa itīritaḥ
kalijaṃ caritaṃ proktaṃ cāturvidhyaṃ layasya ca /
brahmajñānasamuddeśaḥ khāṇḍikyasya nirūpitaḥ
keśidhvajena cetyeṣa ṣaṣṭhāeṃ'śaḥ parikīrtitaḥ /
ataḥ paraṃ tu sūtena śaunakādibhirādarāt
pṛṣṭena coditāḥ śaśvadviṣṇudharmottarāhvayāḥ /
nānādharmakathāḥ puṇyā vratāni niyamā yamāḥ
dharmaśāstraṃ cārthaśāstraṃ vedāntaṃ jyotiṣaṃ tathā /
vaṃśākhyānaṃ prakaraṇāt stotrāṇi manavastathā
nānāvidyāstathā proktāḥ sarvalokopakārikāḥ /
etadviṣṇupurāṇaṃ vai sarvaśāstrārthasaṃgraham
vārāhakalpavṛttāntaṃ vyāsena kathitaṃ tviha /
yo naraḥ paṭhate bhaktyā yaḥ śṛṇoti ca sādaram
tāvubhau viṣṇulokaṃ hi vrajetāṃ bhuktabhogakau /
tallikhitvā ca yo dadyādāṣāḍhyāṃ ghṛtadhenunā
sahitaṃ viṇubhaktāya purāṇārthavidedvija /
sa yāti vaiṣṇavaṃ dhāma vimānenārkavarcasā
yaśca viṣṇupurāṇasya samanukramaṇīṃ dvija /
kathayecchṛṇuyādvāpi sa purāṇaphalaṃ labhet
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