Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

छेदं चापि लवं विद्वन्परिवर्त्य हरस्य च । शेषः कार्यो भागहारे कर्तव्यो गुणनाविधिः ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

chedaṃ cāpi lavaṃ vidvanparivartya harasya ca | śeṣaḥ kāryo bhāgahāre kartavyo guṇanāvidhiḥ || 26 ||

Translation

O learned one, interchange the divisor and the dividend, and then remove the divisor. The remainder is to be obtained by the method of division, and thereafter the procedure of multiplication is to be applied.

Word by Word

• chedam: denominator
• chedam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; 'denominator/divisor'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• lavam: numerator/fraction-part
• lavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; 'fractional part/numerator (in some arithmetic usage)'

• vidvan: O learned one
• vidvan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidvas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular; stem vidvas-

• parivartya: having interchanged
• parivartya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pari-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having interchanged/converted'

• harasya: of the divisor
• harasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• śeṣaḥ: remainder
• śeṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• kāryaḥ: is to be made
• kāryaḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (कृदन्त; √kṛ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; gerundive 'to be made'

• bhāga-hāre: in division
• bhāga-hāre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक) + hāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular; तत्पुरुष 'in division (quotient-taking)'

• kartavyaḥ: should be performed
• kartavyaḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kartavya (कृदन्त; √kṛ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; gerundive 'should be done'

• guṇanā-vidhiḥ: method of multiplication
• guṇanā-vidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇanā (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुष 'rule/method of multiplication'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/vidya context within Moksha-dharma instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It emphasizes that dharma and moksha-oriented practice is supported by disciplined, accurate method (vidhi)—even technical operations are to be performed with clarity and correctness.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly: by highlighting orderly procedure and attentiveness, it supports the bhakta’s ideal of careful observance—right method (vidhi) strengthens sincerity and steadiness in practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A rule-based computational procedure (division, remainder, and multiplication method), reflecting the text’s technical-śāstra tone akin to Vedanga-associated disciplines and applied shastric calculation.