Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
भजेच्छिदोंशैस्तैर्मिश्रै रूपं कालश्च पूर्तिकृत् । पूर्णोगच्छेत्समेध्यव्येसमेवर्गोर्द्धितेत्यतः ॥ ४२ ॥
bhajecchidoṃśaistairmiśrai rūpaṃ kālaśca pūrtikṛt | pūrṇogacchetsamedhyavyesamevargorddhitetyataḥ || 42 ||
ينبغي أن يُعبَدَ الربُّ بتلك الأجزاءِ الكَسْريةِ المختلطة—بالاعتمادِ على الصورةِ المقدّسة (mūrti)، وعلى الزمان، وعلى الأعمالِ التي تُتمِّمُ ما نقص. وهكذا، فيما هو جديرٌ أن يُوقَدَ ويُقدَّسَ على الوجهِ اللائق، تُنالُ الكمالات؛ وبالمثل يرتقي المقامُ الروحيُّ ويكتمل.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that even when practice is done in parts or with limitations, worship becomes spiritually complete when aligned with proper form (rūpa), sacred timing (kāla), and completion/atonement measures (pūrti), leading the practitioner toward wholeness (pūrṇatva).
Bhakti is presented as disciplined devotion: not only emotion, but also faithful observance—worship in the right form and time, and making up for deficiencies—so devotion matures into a perfected offering.
The verse emphasizes kāla (timing), pointing to Jyotiṣa/kalā-knowledge used to choose auspicious times, and the principle of pūrti (completion) aligned with ritual procedure and prayāścitta-style completeness in Vedic practice.