Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures
मयौ रसौ तजौ भनौ गुरुर्लघुरपिद्विज । कारणं छंदसि प्रोक्ताश्छन्दःशास्त्रविशारदैः ॥ २ ॥
mayau rasau tajau bhanau gururlaghurapidvija | kāraṇaṃ chaṃdasi proktāśchandaḥśāstraviśāradaiḥ || 2 ||
‘Ma’ und ‘ya’, ‘ra’ und ‘sa’, ‘ta’ und ‘ja’, sowie ‘bha’ und ‘na’—ja selbst ‘guru’ und ‘laghu’, o Zweimalgeborener—sind die technischen Bezeichnungen (kāraṇa) für das Versmaß, wie es die im Chandas-śāstra Kundigen, der Prosodielehre, verkündet haben.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing ‘dvija’ as the listener)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It sanctifies disciplined study of Vedāṅga—especially chandas—as a legitimate support for Vedic learning, showing that precise knowledge of sacred sound-structure is part of the broader pursuit of dharma and mokṣa.
Indirectly: by validating correct recitation and metrical understanding, it supports accurate chanting and transmission of hymns and stotras—key practical foundations for sustained Vishnu-bhakti and scriptural devotion.
Chandas Vedāṅga: the metrical ‘kāraṇas’ (technical markers) such as the gaṇa labels (ma, ya, ra, sa, ta, ja, bha, na) and syllable-weights (guru/laghu) used to analyze and compose Sanskrit metres.