Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
वर्गयोगोथ योगांतहंतिर्वर्गांतरं भवेत् । व्यास आकृतिसंक्षण्णोव्यासास्यात्परिधिर्मुने ॥ ४६ ॥
vargayogotha yogāṃtahaṃtirvargāṃtaraṃ bhavet | vyāsa ākṛtisaṃkṣaṇṇovyāsāsyātparidhirmune || 46 ||
वर्गांच्या योगाने घात सिद्ध होतो; आणि त्या योगाच्या अंत-ह्रासाने वर्गांतर मिळते। हे मुने, आकृतीच्या लक्षणावरून व्यास ठरतो; आणि व्यासावरून परिधी (परिमाप)ही प्राप्त होते।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It shows that Moksha-Dharma instruction in the Narada Purana includes disciplined, precise knowledge (śāstric pramāṇa)—training the mind toward clarity, order, and truthfulness, which supports higher contemplation.
Indirectly: by valuing correct knowledge and careful method, it supports the devotee’s disciplined life—so that worship, vows, and recitation are performed with accuracy and steadiness of mind.
A practical computational/measurement principle (gaṇita and māna): operations involving squares and the relation of diameter (vyāsa) to circumference/perimeter (paridhi) for figures.