Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
सनंदन उवाच । मूर्द्धास्यबाहुहृत्क्रोडांतर्बस्तिव्यंजसोनखः । जानुजंघांघ्नियुगलं कालांगानि क्रियादयः ॥ १ ॥
sanaṃdana uvāca | mūrddhāsyabāhuhṛtkroḍāṃtarbastivyaṃjasonakhaḥ | jānujaṃghāṃghniyugalaṃ kālāṃgāni kriyādayaḥ || 1 ||
Sanandana dit : la tête, la bouche, les bras, le cœur, la cavité intérieure du tronc, la vessie, les marques et les ongles ; de même les genoux, les jambes et la paire de pieds — tout cela est appelé les « membres » de Kāla (le Temps), avec l’action et le reste (de ses principes opératifs).
Sanandana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames Time (Kāla) as an all-pervading cosmic principle whose “limbs” correspond to embodied features, prompting contemplation that the body and its functions are governed by Time and thus not the true Self—supporting detachment in Moksha-dharma.
By highlighting that even the body’s structure and activity fall under Kāla, the verse encourages surrender beyond bodily identity; such humility and dispassion become a foundation for steady Vishnu-bhakti (devotion grounded in the eternal rather than the time-bound).
The verse is primarily philosophical rather than a direct Vedāṅga instruction; however, it aligns with Vedic time-concepts used in Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/chronology) by treating Kāla as a governing framework for embodied life and action (kriyā).