Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 157
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
इष्टैः पलैस्तदूनाढ्यं व्यगावूनेऽर्कषङ्गुणः । तदन्यथाधिके तस्मिन्नेवं स्पष्टे सुखांत्यगे ॥ १५७ ॥
iṣṭaiḥ palaistadūnāḍhyaṃ vyagāvūne'rkaṣaṅguṇaḥ | tadanyathādhike tasminnevaṃ spaṣṭe sukhāṃtyage || 157 ||
निश्चित पळ-मान कमी-जास्त झाल्यास फलही तदनुसार कमी-जास्त होते. कमी एक ‘व्यगाव’ इतकी असल्यास परिणाम सूर्य-गुण म्हणजे सहापटीने होतो. आणि अधिकता असल्यास त्याप्रमाणे बदल करावा—अशी ही गणना स्पष्ट सांगितली असून सुख-फलाच्या विभागावर समाप्त होते।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It stresses that karmic rites yield results according to precision: even small errors in measure change the fruit, showing why disciplined, rule-based practice is required before higher moksha-oriented absorption.
Indirectly, it contrasts mechanical phala-seeking with clarity about outcomes; such clarity helps a practitioner move from calculating pleasures (sukha) toward offering actions to the Divine without attachment—supportive of mature Vishnu-bhakti.
Vedanga-style ritual computation and metrology: using standardized measures (pala, vyagāva) and rule-based multipliers (e.g., sixfold via Arka/Sun factor) to determine how deficiency or excess alters ritual phala.