Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures
लघोर्दीर्घत्वमाख्याति दीर्घो गो लो लघुर्मतः । पादश्चतुर्थभागः स्याद्विच्छेदोयतिरुच्यते ॥ ६ ॥
laghordīrghatvamākhyāti dīrgho go lo laghurmataḥ | pādaścaturthabhāgaḥ syādvicchedoyatirucyate || 6 ||
‘ഗോ’ എന്ന ചിഹ്നം കൊണ്ട് ലഘുവിനെ ദീർഘമായി സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; ‘ലോ’ കൊണ്ട് ദീർഘവും ലഘുവായി ഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു. പദ്യരേഖയുടെ നാലിലൊന്ന് ‘പാദം’; ഇടവേള/വിച്ഛേദം ‘യതി’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു।
Narada (teaching technical rules within the Narada Purana’s metrical/śikṣā-style discussion)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It safeguards correct recitation by defining metrical quantities and pauses; accurate chanting supports clarity of mind and steadiness in dharma and mokṣa-oriented practice.
Bhakti relies on sincere praise and mantra-japa; this verse provides the chandas tools (laghu/guru, pāda, yati) that help devotees chant stotras and mantras correctly and rhythmically.
Chandas (Vedic prosody): how syllables are treated as laghu or dīrgha via markers, and how a verse is structured into pādas with yati (pause) for proper recitation.