Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures
यथोपरि तथा शेषमग्रे प्रारवन्न्यसेदपि । एष प्रस्तार उदितो यावत्सर्वलघुर्भवेत् ॥ १५ ॥
yathopari tathā śeṣamagre prāravannyasedapi | eṣa prastāra udito yāvatsarvalaghurbhavet || 15 ||
In the same manner as above, one should place the remaining portion in front, beginning from the first. Thus this prastāra (systematic expansion) is taught, continuing until everything becomes ‘all light’ (sarva-laghu).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights disciplined, step-by-step shastric method—showing that even technical knowledge is pursued through order, clarity, and completeness, which supports steadiness of mind valued in Moksha-dharma.
Indirectly: it models attentive, faithful adherence to a taught procedure—an attitude that also underlies bhakti-sādhana, where practice is done exactly as instructed until the goal is fully reached.
Chandas (Vedic prosody): the verse describes a prastāra-style arrangement/enumeration process, proceeding stepwise until the pattern is reduced to laghu (short/light) units.