Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
विभाजितो मध्यगत्या भगणादिर्ग्रहो भवेत् । एवं ह्यशीघ्रमंदाञ्चये प्रोक्ताः पूर्वपापिनः ॥ ८२ ॥
vibhājito madhyagatyā bhagaṇādirgraho bhavet | evaṃ hyaśīghramaṃdāñcaye proktāḥ pūrvapāpinaḥ || 82 ||
মধ্যগতিতে ভাগ করলে সেই মান ভগণচক্রের আদিগ্রহ (সূর্য প্রভৃতি) রূপে নির্ণীত হয়। এভাবে অশীঘ্র ও মন্দ গতির সংশোধন-সঞ্চয়ের জন্য পূর্বোক্ত ধাপসমূহ বলা হয়েছে॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga-style section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames Jyotiṣa as disciplined knowledge (a Vedāṅga-style method) where orderly calculation mirrors dharma: right understanding comes from correct procedure, not guesswork.
Indirectly: by validating sacred technical learning, it supports a life of regulated practice where accurate timing and right conduct can be aligned with devotional observances.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa/gaṇita: dividing by mean motion (madhyagati), using bhagaṇa-based cycles, and accumulating manda/śīghra-type corrections for planetary motion.