Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
मेषः सदीर्घः पवनो मनुरुक्तो हृदंतिमः । ऊनर्विशतिवर्णोऽयं तारादिर्नखवर्णकः ॥ ९ ॥
meṣaḥ sadīrghaḥ pavano manurukto hṛdaṃtimaḥ | ūnarviśativarṇo'yaṃ tārādirnakhavarṇakaḥ || 9 ||
‘मेष’ को ‘सदीर्घ’ कहा गया है; वह ‘पवन’ स्वरूप है और ‘मनु-उक्त’ है, जिसका अंत ‘हृद्’ से होता है। यह क्रम बीस से कम वर्णों का है; ‘तारा’ से आरम्भ होकर ‘नख-वर्ण’ लक्षण वाला है॥ ९ ॥
Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/technical-science section, traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Its significance is instructional rather than devotional: it preserves a technical Vedāṅga-style method for encoding and remembering astrological terms (like Meṣa) through phonetic/metrical markers, reflecting the Purāṇa’s role as a carrier of applied Vedic sciences.
Direct bhakti instruction is not the focus here; instead, the verse supports dharma-practice by systematizing technical knowledge (used in calendrical/astrological determinations), which traditionally underpins correct timing and procedure for vows and worship.
Vedāṅga-oriented phonetic/metrical classification—terms like dīrgha (long), varṇa (letters/syllables), and initial/terminal markers (tārādi, hṛd-antima) indicate a mnemonic-technical scheme, intersecting with jyotiṣa-style nomenclature.