Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 153
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
वृद्धिगोंगात्सधनघीतपः स्वाराच्छशी शुभः । स्वदूवृध्यस्तादिषु पृधात्ससाष्टौ पंचयोपगः ॥ १५३ ॥
vṛddhigoṃgātsadhanaghītapaḥ svārācchaśī śubhaḥ | svadūvṛdhyastādiṣu pṛdhātsasāṣṭau paṃcayopagaḥ || 153 ||
ខគម្ពីរនេះ តាមអក្សរដែលបានបញ្ជូនមក មានអក្សរខូច និងមិនអាចបង្កើតន័យវេយ្យាករណ៍ឬទស្សនៈបានយ៉ាងមាំមួន។ ដូច្នេះ មិនអាចបកប្រែឲ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវតាមសាស្ត្រនារ៉ទបុរាណ ដោយគ្មានអត្ថបទកែសម្រួល ឬច្បាប់វិចារណកថាដែលអាចទុកចិត្តបាន។
Narada (contextual attribution within Book 1.2 dialogues; exact speaker uncertain due to corrupt reading)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
In its current transmitted form the verse is too corrupted to extract a precise doctrinal point; however, the surviving words suggest a theme of auspicious merit linked with prosperity (vṛddhi), austerity (tapas), and sacred symbolism (Gaṅgā, the Moon). A verified edition is needed for a faithful interpretation.
This specific reading does not explicitly mention Vishnu, bhakti, japa, kīrtana, or pūjā. If the intended verse belongs to a list of religious observances in Moksha-dharma, it likely supports devotion indirectly by prescribing meritorious disciplines; confirmation requires a corrected Sanskrit text.
The mention of the Moon (śaśī) could point toward Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/astronomy) in a broader ritual-timing context, but the verse is not coherent enough to assert a specific Vedanga teaching without an authenticated reading.