Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 136
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
त्रिंशत्कृत्योयुगे भानां चक्रं प्राक्परिलंबते । तद्गुणाद्भदिनैर्भक्त्या द्युगणाद्यदवाप्यते ॥ १३६ ॥
triṃśatkṛtyoyuge bhānāṃ cakraṃ prākparilaṃbate | tadguṇādbhadinairbhaktyā dyugaṇādyadavāpyate || 136 ||
In einem Yuga vollendet der Sonnenzyklus — das Rad der Leuchtenden — seine Umwälzung nach dreißig Wiederholungen; und kraft seiner eigenen Eigenschaft wird die Zahl der Tage durch die Berechnung von Tagesgruppen gewonnen, mit Eifer wie in hingebungsvoller Sammlung (Bhakti).
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada on dharma/knowledge; technical reckoning framed as disciplined practice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames precise time-reckoning (kāla-gaṇanā) as a disciplined, reverent practice—showing that knowledge, order, and careful attention can support dharma and spiritual life.
The word “bhaktyā” indicates doing even technical reckoning with devoted diligence—turning study and calculation into a form of sincere, attentive service rather than mere dry scholarship.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomical/astrological timekeeping): it points to computing cycles and deriving day-counts via grouped day-reckoning (dyu-gaṇa) within a yuga framework.