Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
त्रयस्रेता द्वापरः द्वौ कलिरेकः प्रकीर्तितः । मनुकृताब्दसहिता युगानामेकसप्ततिः ॥ ६२ ॥
trayasretā dvāparaḥ dvau kalirekaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | manukṛtābdasahitā yugānāmekasaptatiḥ || 62 ||
Drei heißen Tretā‑Yugas, zwei sind Dvāpara‑Yugas, und nur eines ist das Kali‑Yuga. Zusammen mit den einem Manu zugewiesenen Jahren heißt es, dass diese Yugas einundsiebzig ergeben (in einem Manvantara).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames human history within a larger sacred chronology (yuga and manvantara), encouraging detachment from short-lived worldly events and turning the mind toward dharma and moksha within the limited span of time.
By stressing the changing conditions across yugas—especially the singular Kali-yuga—it implicitly supports the Purāṇic emphasis that in Kali, accessible practices like Vishnu-bhakti (nāma, smaraṇa, kīrtana) become primary means for spiritual progress.
It points to Jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning (kāla-nirṇaya): understanding yuga/manvantara measures used in Purāṇic astronomy and calendrical computation for interpreting scriptural chronology.