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 ||
Lorsque le désir vise un pramāṇa—un moyen valide de connaissance—et se tourne vers ce qui est de même nature, le résultat naît au milieu, entre le commencement et la fin. Mais lorsque le désir lui-même est détruit, le fruit est ce qui demeure après que l’élan premier a été ôté; et si l’ordre est renversé, l’issue devient l’opposé.
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.