Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
सप्तिभिः क्षपितः शेषः मूर्याद्योवासरेश्वरः । मासाब्ददिनसंख्यासंद्वित्रिघ्नं रूपसंयुतम् ॥ ८० ॥
saptibhiḥ kṣapitaḥ śeṣaḥ mūryādyovāsareśvaraḥ | māsābdadinasaṃkhyāsaṃdvitrighnaṃ rūpasaṃyutam || 80 ||
उरलेला भाग सातने भागल्यास सूर्य (रविवार) पासून सुरू होणारा वाराधिपती मिळतो। मग मास, वर्ष व दिन यांच्या संख्या घेऊन, योग्यतेनुसार द्विगुण किंवा त्रिगुण इत्यादी केल्याने अपेक्षित गणितीय मान सिद्ध होतो॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical computation within dharma/vidya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It shows that dharma and vrata are to be practiced with clarity and correctness, using Jyotiṣa-style calculation to align actions with sacred time (kāla), which supports disciplined spiritual life.
While not directly praising bhakti, it supports devotion by giving a method to determine proper days (vāsara) and timings for worship, vows, and observances—helping devotees perform practices in an orderly, tradition-aligned way.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: determining the weekday ruler by dividing a remainder by seven, and using month/year/day counts with prescribed multipliers (two or three) to complete calendrical calculations.