Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
प्रोच्यते विषमं त्वाद्यं समे द्वे च ततः परम् । विशोध्यं विषमादंत्याद्धनं तन्मूलमुच्यते ॥ १९ ॥
procyate viṣamaṃ tvādyaṃ same dve ca tataḥ param | viśodhyaṃ viṣamādaṃtyāddhanaṃ tanmūlamucyate || 19 ||
প্ৰথম পদটো বিষম বুলি কোৱা হয়; তাৰ পাছৰ দুটা পদ সম। শেষ বিষম পদৰ পৰা প্ৰয়োজনীয় অংশ বিয়োগ কৰিলে যি অৱশিষ্ট থাকে, সেয়াই সেই ধনৰ মূল (আধাৰ) বুলি কোৱা হয়।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It shows that Moksha-dharma teaching in the Narada Purana also preserves disciplined, precise methods of knowledge—training the mind in clarity and correct procedure, which supports dharmic living and steady contemplation.
While not directly a bhakti verse, it reflects the Purana’s broader method: orderly knowledge and right conduct (dharma) become supportive limbs for a devotee’s life, helping maintain integrity, accuracy, and responsibility in worldly dealings.
A gaṇita-style computational rule using parity (odd/even terms) and subtraction to determine a ‘root’ amount—an applied technical instruction aligned with the Purana’s transmission of practical sciences.