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

Oh sabio, intercambia el divisor y el dividendo, y luego elimina el divisor. El resto ha de obtenerse por el método de la división, y después debe aplicarse el procedimiento de la multiplicación.

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.