Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
यदा लवोनपुम्राशिर्दृश्यं भागोनयुग्भुवा । भक्तं तथा मूलगुणं ताभ्यां साध्योथ व्यक्तवत् ॥ ३६ ॥
yadā lavonapumrāśirdṛśyaṃ bhāgonayugbhuvā | bhaktaṃ tathā mūlaguṇaṃ tābhyāṃ sādhyotha vyaktavat || 36 ||
Lorsque l’agrégat observable est pris comme une part—définie par la division et l’agencement—alors la qualité-racine (mūla-guṇa) est pareillement déterminée. Et de ces deux, l’état manifesté est établi comme s’il était immédiatement évident.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches a discriminative method: by analyzing the visible world as composed of parts and arrangements, one infers the underlying root qualities, and thereby understands how “manifestation” is established—supporting detachment and moksha-oriented insight.
By showing that the visible world is an arranged, analyzable manifestation arising from deeper principles, the verse supports bhakti through viveka: devotion becomes steadier when one sees the world as dependent and derivative, and turns the mind toward the ultimate source beyond changing manifestations.
The verse primarily reflects philosophical reasoning akin to Sāṅkhya-style analysis rather than a specific Vedanga ritual rule; its practical takeaway is analytical discrimination (viveka) through definition, division, and inference—methods also valued in śāstraic study and vyākaraṇa-style precision.