Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures
सर्वगो मगणः प्रोक्तो मुखलो यगणः स्मृतः । मध्यलो रगणश्वैव प्रांत्यगः सगणो मतः ॥ ३ ॥
sarvago magaṇaḥ prokto mukhalo yagaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ | madhyalo ragaṇaśvaiva prāṃtyagaḥ sagaṇo mataḥ || 3 ||
‘മ’-ഗണം എല്ലായിടത്തും വരുന്നതായി പറയുന്നു; ‘യ’-ഗണം ആരംഭത്തിൽ എന്നാണ് സ്മരണം. ‘ര’-ഗണം മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ; ‘സ’-ഗണം പാദാന്തത്തിൽ (അവസാനത്തിൽ) എന്നാണ് അഭിപ്രായം।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It shows that the Narada Purana preserves Vedanga knowledge—especially Chandas—because correct mantra recitation and metrical discipline are treated as supportive disciplines for clarity of study and steady contemplation in Moksha-dharma.
Indirectly: by teaching prosody, it supports accurate chanting and recitation of stotras and mantras—practices that stabilize the mind and deepen Vishnu-bhakti through disciplined sound and rhythm.
Vedanga Chandas: a positional rule for metrical gaṇas—ma-gaṇa can appear anywhere, ya at the beginning, ra in the middle, and sa at the end—useful for scanning and composing Sanskrit metres.