Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
रवरवरंध्राणि जैवस्य शौक्रस्यार्धगुणेषवः । गोग्नयः शनिमंदस्य पातानामथवा मतः ॥ ७४ ॥
ravaravaraṃdhrāṇi jaivasya śaukrasyārdhaguṇeṣavaḥ | gognayaḥ śanimaṃdasya pātānāmathavā mataḥ || 74 ||
ഗുരുവിന്റെ പാത-ചിഹ്നങ്ങൾ ‘രവ, രവര, രന്ധ്ര’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു; ശുക്രനു ‘അർധഗുണ’യും ‘ഇഷു (അമ്പുകൾ)’യും; മന്ദഗതിയായ ശനിയ്ക്ക് ‘ഗോ’യും ‘അഗ്നി’യും—ഇങ്ങനെ പാതങ്ങളുടെ വർഗ്ഗീകരണം പരമ്പരയിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്।
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; technical teaching style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It shows how the Purana preserves Vedāṅga-Jyotiṣa style technical knowledge alongside Dharma and Moksha teachings, treating cosmic order (graha-lakṣaṇa and classifications) as part of understanding ṛta (sacred order).
Direct bhakti instruction is not the focus here; instead, the verse supports a wider Purāṇic framework where right knowledge (including Jyotiṣa classifications) can guide dharmic timing and discipline, which in turn supports steady devotional practice.
Vedāṅga-Jyotiṣa: it lists technical ‘indicator’ names connected with Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn and relates them to a scheme of pātāni (declensions/falls), reflecting a traditional astrological classification system.