Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
लब्धोनवृत्तवर्गाद्रिपदेर्धात्पतिते धनुः । स्थूलमध्यापृवन्नवेधो वृत्तांकाशेषभागिकः ॥ ५१ ॥
labdhonavṛttavargādripaderdhātpatite dhanuḥ | sthūlamadhyāpṛvannavedho vṛttāṃkāśeṣabhāgikaḥ || 51 ||
Lorsque l’arc (dhanuḥ) est obtenu en prenant la racine cubique du carré du reste du cercle, qu’on l’applique alors. Pour un cercle au milieu épais, la « nouvelle perforation/mesure » (nava-vedha) se fixe en divisant selon la part restante de la mesure du cercle.
Sanatkumara (teaching to Narada in a technical-dharmic context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames precise knowledge (measurement/computation) as a disciplined mode of dharma—showing that clarity, correctness, and method are also part of the puranic path that supports right understanding leading toward moksha.
Indirectly: by emphasizing exactness and faithful adherence to instruction, it mirrors bhakti’s core discipline—doing what is taught with steadiness—though the verse itself is primarily technical rather than devotional.
Applied computation/measurement (ganita-like procedure) used in shastric contexts—working with circle-measures, remainders, roots, and proportional division—skills often employed to support ritual, calendrics, and technical śāstra traditions.