Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 104
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
गुणाग्निचंद्राः खनगाद्विरसाक्षीणि गोऽग्रयः । ओजांते द्वित्रियमताद्विविश्वेयमपर्वताः ॥ १०४ ॥
guṇāgnicaṃdrāḥ khanagādvirasākṣīṇi go'grayaḥ | ojāṃte dvitriyamatādviviśveyamaparvatāḥ || 104 ||
ഇവ ‘ഗുണ’, ‘അഗ്നി’, ‘ചന്ദ്ര’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള കൂട്ടങ്ങൾ; കൂടാതെ ‘ഖന’യും ‘ഗാദ’യും എന്ന കൂട്ടങ്ങൾ; ‘വിരസാക്ഷീണ’ എന്നും അഗ്ര്യമായ ‘ഗോ’ കൂട്ടവും. അവസാനം ‘രണ്ട്’ ‘മൂന്ന്’ എന്നിങ്ങനെ എണ്ണപ്പെടുന്നവയും, ‘വിശ്വ’ കൂട്ടവും—ഇവയെല്ലാം ‘അപർവത’ (പർവ്വതരഹിത) എന്നു പറയുന്നു.
Narada (in an enumerative teaching section, traditionally in dialogue with Sanatkumara)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse functions as a classificatory (enumerative) passage: it models disciplined knowledge—naming, grouping, and counting—which Narada Purana often uses to support Dharma and Moksha by training the mind in ordered understanding.
Indirectly: Bhakti in the Narada Purana is strengthened by clarity and right knowledge (jñāna). Such catalog-like verses provide a structured map of concepts, helping a devotee avoid confusion and remain steady in practice and remembrance.
The verse reflects the Vedāṅga-style method of enumeration and precise naming—useful for Vyākaraṇa (accurate terms) and Nirukta/Anukramaṇikā traditions (classification and indexing of categories).