Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
प्रमाणेच्छे सजातीये आद्यंते मध्यगं फलम् । इच्छघ्नमाद्यहृत्सेष्टं फलं व्यस्ते विपर्ययात् ॥ ३७ ॥
pramāṇecche sajātīye ādyaṃte madhyagaṃ phalam | icchaghnamādyahṛtseṣṭaṃ phalaṃ vyaste viparyayāt || 37 ||
Cuando el anhelo busca un pramāṇa—un medio válido de conocimiento—y se dirige a algo de la misma índole, el resultado surge en el medio, entre el comienzo y el fin. Pero cuando el propio deseo es destruido, el fruto es lo que queda tras retirar el primer impulso; y si el orden se invierte, el desenlace es el contrario.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It distinguishes ordinary goal-seeking—where results appear within the process—from liberation-oriented practice, where the highest “fruit” is what remains when desire itself is removed.
By implying that mature devotion culminates in desirelessness: when personal craving is dissolved, what remains is steady, purified orientation toward the Divine rather than transactional seeking.
It reflects pramāṇa-vicāra (reasoning about valid knowledge), a technical discipline aligned with śāstric logic and interpretive method used in Vedānta-style inquiry.