‘Narada Purana’ comes in the category of ‘Satvik Puranas’ as it describes the stories of Lord Vishnu and that of his incarnations.
This Purana has come to us as Sutaji recited it before all the seers and sages in the holy ‘Theertha’ of ‘Nemisharanya’. It derives additional significance because it tells not only about the religious principles and moral dictated but also about various other branches of knowledge like grammar, astrology (jyotisha) etc. It gives the essential knowledge as revealed by a great ‘Mahapurana’. Its faithful reading and hearing is the surest way of achieving one’s ambition in all the four spheres – Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha — and ensures the soul’s final deliverance.
