Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
द्वात्रिंशद्धातवः प्रोक्ता विप्रेन्द्र स्वादिके गणे । स्वरितेतः षङाख्यातास्तुदाद्या मुनिसत्तम ॥ ५७ ॥
dvātriṃśaddhātavaḥ proktā viprendra svādike gaṇe | svaritetaḥ ṣaṅākhyātāstudādyā munisattama || 57 ||
હે વિપ્રશ્રેષ્ઠ! સ્વાદિ-ગણમાં બત્રીસ ધાતુઓ કહેલી છે; અને હે મુનિશ્રેષ્ઠ! તુદાદિથી આરંભ કરીને છ ગણ ‘સ્વરિત’ (સ્વરચિહ્નયુક્ત) તરીકે ઘોષિત છે।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/Vyakarana context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
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It frames Vyākaraṇa (grammar) as a disciplined Vedic science: precise knowledge of roots, groups (gaṇa), and accent (svara) supports correct recitation and understanding of śāstra, which in turn safeguards dharma and aids the seeker’s progress toward mokṣa.
Indirectly: by emphasizing correct verbal forms and accent, it supports accurate mantra and stotra usage—key tools in Viṣṇu-bhakti practice—so that devotional recitation aligns with śāstric precision.
Vedāṅga knowledge of Vyākaraṇa and Śikṣā: classification of dhātus into gaṇas (here Svādi) and the role of svara (svarita) in describing/marking grammatical or recitational features, along with reference to verb-class organization beginning with Tudādi.