Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
तद्गुमज्या त्रिजिवाप्ता तञ्चापं क्रांतिरुच्यते । ग्रहं संशोध्य मंदोञ्चत्तथा शीघ्नाद्विशोध्य च ॥ ९४ ॥
tadgumajyā trijivāptā tañcāpaṃ krāṃtirucyate | grahaṃ saṃśodhya maṃdoñcattathā śīghnādviśodhya ca || 94 ||
त्रिज्या (त्रिजिवा) के साथ प्राप्त ‘गुमज्या’ से जो धनुष (चाप) निकलता है, वही ग्रह की ‘क्रान्ति’ कहलाती है। फिर ग्रह-स्थिति को शुद्ध करके मन्दोच्च का संस्कार तथा उसी प्रकार शीघ्र का संस्कार भी करना चाहिए।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada technical computation within the broader Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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It frames Jyotiṣa as a disciplined, corrective science—refining perception through calculation—supporting dharma by enabling accurate timing and understanding of cosmic order (ṛta).
Indirectly: by teaching precise calendrical and planetary corrections, it underpins proper observance of vows, fasts, and worship timings—practices that nourish steady Viṣṇu-bhakti in daily life.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: converting a sine (jyā) to an arc (cāpa) to obtain krānti (declination), and applying manda-ucca and śīghra corrections for accurate planetary positions (graha-śodhana).