Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
स्यात्क्रमज्याविधिश्चैवमुक्रमज्यास्वपिस्मृतः । ज्यां प्रोह्य शेषं तत्त्वताश्वि हंतं तद्विवरोद्धृम् ॥ १०० ॥
syātkramajyāvidhiścaivamukramajyāsvapismṛtaḥ | jyāṃ prohya śeṣaṃ tattvatāśvi haṃtaṃ tadvivaroddhṛm || 100 ||
এভাবে ক্রম-জ্যার বিধি বলা হলো; উল্টো ক্রম-জ্যার পদ্ধতিও স্মৃত। জ্যাকে বিয়োগ করে অবশিষ্টকে তত্ত্বত যথার্থভাবে নিয়ে, দ্রুত প্রয়োগ করে, তারপর সংশ্লিষ্ট পার্থক্য (বিবর) নির্ণয় করতে হবে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It highlights that Moksha-Dharma teaching in the Narada Purana also preserves precise śāstric disciplines—showing that right knowledge (vidyā), including Jyotiṣa/Gaṇita, supports dharma and clarity of practice.
Indirectly: accurate Jyotiṣa computations underpin correct timing (kāla) for vrata, pūjā, and observances, which strengthens disciplined devotion rather than replacing it with guesswork.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomy/astrology) with a Gaṇita step: computing krama-jyā/u-krama-jyā by subtracting a jyā, using the remainder, and deriving the interval (vivara) for successive values.