Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
भजेच्छिदोंशैस्तैर्मिश्रै रूपं कालश्च पूर्तिकृत् । पूर्णोगच्छेत्समेध्यव्येसमेवर्गोर्द्धितेत्यतः ॥ ४२ ॥
bhajecchidoṃśaistairmiśrai rūpaṃ kālaśca pūrtikṛt | pūrṇogacchetsamedhyavyesamevargorddhitetyataḥ || 42 ||
ആ മിശ്ര ഭിന്നാംശങ്ങളാൽ—രൂപം, കാലം, അപൂർണ്ണത പൂരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ക്രിയകൾ എന്നിവയോടെ—നാരായണ ഹരിയെ ഭജിക്കണം. ഇങ്ങനെ യഥാവിധി സംസ്കാരയോഗ്യമായതിൽ പൂർണ്ണത ലഭിക്കുന്നു; അതുപോലെ ആത്മീയ നിലയും വർദ്ധിക്കുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that even when practice is done in parts or with limitations, worship becomes spiritually complete when aligned with proper form (rūpa), sacred timing (kāla), and completion/atonement measures (pūrti), leading the practitioner toward wholeness (pūrṇatva).
Bhakti is presented as disciplined devotion: not only emotion, but also faithful observance—worship in the right form and time, and making up for deficiencies—so devotion matures into a perfected offering.
The verse emphasizes kāla (timing), pointing to Jyotiṣa/kalā-knowledge used to choose auspicious times, and the principle of pūrti (completion) aligned with ritual procedure and prayāścitta-style completeness in Vedic practice.