Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
समांकतोऽथो वर्गस्यात्तमेवाहुः कृतिं बुधाः । अंत्यात्तु विषमात्त्यक्त्वा कृतिं मूलंन्यसेत्पृथक् ॥ १६ ॥
samāṃkato'tho vargasyāttamevāhuḥ kṛtiṃ budhāḥ | aṃtyāttu viṣamāttyaktvā kṛtiṃ mūlaṃnyasetpṛthak || 16 ||
সম অঙ্ক থেকে বর্গ পাওয়া যায়; পণ্ডিতেরা তাকেই ‘কৃতি’ বলেন। কিন্তু শেষ অঙ্কটি যদি বিষম হয়, তবে সেটি ত্যাগ করে ‘কৃতি’কে পৃথক ‘মূল’ অংশে স্থাপন করতে হয়।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional, technical register)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights disciplined, step-by-step discernment (viveka) through precise method—using ordered analysis as a support for clarity of mind, which is repeatedly valued in Moksha-dharma teachings.
Indirectly: it models the careful, rule-based approach that also applies to bhakti-sadhana—steadiness, correctness, and separation of essentials from non-essentials—so devotion is practiced with clarity rather than confusion.
A technical, algorithmic style of instruction akin to Vedanga-oriented learning (systematic rules and operations), emphasizing how precise definitions (kṛti, mūla) and conditional steps (even/odd) guide correct practice.