Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
क्रांत्योः समत्वे पातोऽथ प्रक्षिप्तांशोनिते विधौ । हीनेऽर्द्वरात्रघिकाघतो भावी तात्कालिकेऽधिका ॥ १८२ ॥
krāṃtyoḥ samatve pāto'tha prakṣiptāṃśonite vidhau | hīne'rdvarātraghikāghato bhāvī tātkālike'dhikā || 182 ||
إذا تساوت الميلانان كان ذلك الموضع هو pātā (نقطة السقوط/نقطة التقاطع). وفي الطريقة التي تعتمد الدرجات المصحَّحة، إن كان المقدار المحسوب ناقصًا فليُضَف نصفُ ليلةٍ وghaṭikā واحدة؛ وفي حالة التنبؤ بالمستقبل يكون المقدار أكبر، أما في الحالة الآنية (الحاضرة) فهو تصحيحٌ زائد.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It underscores that accurate sacred time (kāla) calculation is part of dharma: correct calendrical and astronomical reckoning supports proper vrata, worship timings, and disciplined practice that ultimately aids moksha-oriented living.
Indirectly: by teaching precise time corrections (ghaṭikā/half-night adjustments), it safeguards the proper observance of devotional rites and vows performed at the right muhūrta—an essential support for steady Vishnu-bhakti in practice.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: identifying pātā via equality of declinations and applying computational corrections using prakṣipta aṃśa, including specific time adjustments measured in ghaṭikā and half-night.