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 ||
প্রথম পদটি বিষম বলা হয়; তারপরের দুই পদ সম। শেষ বিষম পদ থেকে প্রয়োজনীয় অংশ বিয়োগ করলে যে অবশিষ্ট থাকে, সেটিই সেই ধনের মূল (আধার) বলে ঘোষিত।
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.