Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
समांकतोऽथो वर्गस्यात्तमेवाहुः कृतिं बुधाः । अंत्यात्तु विषमात्त्यक्त्वा कृतिं मूलंन्यसेत्पृथक् ॥ १६ ॥
samāṃkato'tho vargasyāttamevāhuḥ kṛtiṃ budhāḥ | aṃtyāttu viṣamāttyaktvā kṛtiṃ mūlaṃnyasetpṛthak || 16 ||
ಸಮ ಅಂಕಗಳಿಂದ ವರ್ಗವು ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಪಂಡಿತರು ಅದನ್ನೇ ‘ಕೃತಿ’ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅಂತ್ಯ ಅಂಕವು ವಿಷಮವಾದರೆ, ಅದನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ ‘ಕೃತಿ’ಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ‘ಮೂಲ’ ಭಾಗವಾಗಿ ಇಡಬೇಕು.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional, technical register)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights disciplined, step-by-step discernment (viveka) through precise method—using ordered analysis as a support for clarity of mind, which is repeatedly valued in Moksha-dharma teachings.
Indirectly: it models the careful, rule-based approach that also applies to bhakti-sadhana—steadiness, correctness, and separation of essentials from non-essentials—so devotion is practiced with clarity rather than confusion.
A technical, algorithmic style of instruction akin to Vedanga-oriented learning (systematic rules and operations), emphasizing how precise definitions (kṛti, mūla) and conditional steps (even/odd) guide correct practice.