Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
द्विघ्नं जीवाथ जीवार्द्धवर्गे शरहृते युते । व्यासोष्टतेभवेदेवं प्रोक्तं गणितकोविदैः ॥ ४८ ॥
dvighnaṃ jīvātha jīvārddhavarge śarahṛte yute | vyāsoṣṭatebhavedevaṃ proktaṃ gaṇitakovidaiḥ || 48 ||
「まず jīva と名づける量を二倍せよ。次にそれを jīva の半分の平方に加え、さらに五を減じて得た量をも加える。かくして結果は『二十八』となる」と、算術に通じた者たちは説く。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/vedāṅga-style exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It shows that Moksha-Dharma teaching in the Narada Purana also preserves śāstric disciplines like gaṇita—training the mind in precision, pramāṇa (valid measurement), and disciplined reasoning that supports higher inquiry.
This specific verse is not a bhakti instruction; it is a technical gaṇita rule. In the wider Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue, such disciplines function as supportive knowledge, while devotion to Vishnu remains the primary liberating path.
Gaṇita-style computation using symbolic numerals (e.g., śara = 5) and algebraic operations (doubling, squaring, adding/subtracting) is highlighted—useful for calendrics, astronomy (jyotiṣa), and ritual measurements.