Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures
त्रिष्टुप्च जगती चैव तथातिजगती मता । शक्करी सातिपूर्वा च अष्ट्यत्यष्टी ततः स्मृते ॥ १२ ॥
triṣṭupca jagatī caiva tathātijagatī matā | śakkarī sātipūrvā ca aṣṭyatyaṣṭī tataḥ smṛte || 12 ||
Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, and likewise Atijagatī, are acknowledged as metres. Then Śakkarī together with Sātipūrvā, and thereafter Aṣṭī and Atyaṣṭī, are remembered in the tradition.
Narada (teaching the classification of Chandas within Vedic knowledge)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It preserves the sacred structure of Vedic revelation by naming authoritative metres; correct chandas supports accurate chanting, which is treated as a discipline that steadies the mind and safeguards dharma-oriented learning.
Indirectly: bhakti practices like stotra and mantra-japa rely on disciplined recitation; knowledge of metres helps maintain the purity and rhythm of devotional chanting and Vedic hymnody.
Chandas (prosody), a Vedanga: the verse enumerates specific Vedic metres (e.g., Triṣṭubh, Jagatī and their extensions), useful for identifying, composing, and correctly reciting hymns according to metrical rules.