Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 98
स्यात्क्रमज्याविधिश्चैवमुत्क्रमज्यागता भवेत् । लिप्तास्तत्त्वयमैर्भक्ता लब्धज्या पिंडकं गतम् ॥ ९८ ॥
syātkramajyāvidhiścaivamutkramajyāgatā bhavet | liptāstattvayamairbhaktā labdhajyā piṃḍakaṃ gatam || 98 ||
Thus is the procedure for obtaining the successive sine (kramajyā); by the same method one may obtain the reversed sine (utkramajyā) as well. The minutes (liptāḥ), divided by the true divisors (tattva-yama), yield the computed sine; it is then carried into the aggregate (piṇḍaka), i.e., added into the running total.
Narada (as a technical narrator within the Moksha Dharma discourse; Vedanga-style instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It shows that Moksha Dharma teaching in the Narada Purana also preserves disciplined Vedic knowledge—precise calculation and truth-based procedure (tattva) are presented as supports to dharma and right understanding.
Direct bhakti is not the focus here; instead, the verse models the Purāṇic ideal that devotion and dharma are strengthened by accurate Vedāṅga knowledge (like Jyotiṣa) used for correct timing, observances, and disciplined living.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomy/astrology) and gaṇita: a rule-based method to compute sine values (kramajyā/utkramajyā) using arc-minutes (liptā) divided by fixed factors, then accumulated into a running total (piṇḍaka).