Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures
यथोपरि तथा शेषमग्रे प्रारवन्न्यसेदपि । एष प्रस्तार उदितो यावत्सर्वलघुर्भवेत् ॥ १५ ॥
yathopari tathā śeṣamagre prāravannyasedapi | eṣa prastāra udito yāvatsarvalaghurbhavet || 15 ||
De la même manière qu’au-dessus, on placera aussi le reste à l’avant, en commençant par le premier. Ainsi est énoncé ce prastāra, se poursuivant jusqu’à ce que tout devienne « léger » (sarva-laghu).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights disciplined, step-by-step shastric method—showing that even technical knowledge is pursued through order, clarity, and completeness, which supports steadiness of mind valued in Moksha-dharma.
Indirectly: it models attentive, faithful adherence to a taught procedure—an attitude that also underlies bhakti-sādhana, where practice is done exactly as instructed until the goal is fully reached.
Chandas (Vedic prosody): the verse describes a prastāra-style arrangement/enumeration process, proceeding stepwise until the pattern is reduced to laghu (short/light) units.