Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures
त्रिष्टुप्च जगती चैव तथातिजगती मता । शक्करी सातिपूर्वा च अष्ट्यत्यष्टी ततः स्मृते ॥ १२ ॥
triṣṭupca jagatī caiva tathātijagatī matā | śakkarī sātipūrvā ca aṣṭyatyaṣṭī tataḥ smṛte || 12 ||
त्रिष्टुप् व जगती, तसेच अतिजगती—हे छंद मानले गेले आहेत. त्यानंतर शक्करी, सातिपूर्वा, आणि पुढे अष्टि व अत्यष्टि अशीही परंपरेत स्मरणात आहेत.
Narada (teaching the classification of Chandas within Vedic knowledge)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It preserves the sacred structure of Vedic revelation by naming authoritative metres; correct chandas supports accurate chanting, which is treated as a discipline that steadies the mind and safeguards dharma-oriented learning.
Indirectly: bhakti practices like stotra and mantra-japa rely on disciplined recitation; knowledge of metres helps maintain the purity and rhythm of devotional chanting and Vedic hymnody.
Chandas (prosody), a Vedanga: the verse enumerates specific Vedic metres (e.g., Triṣṭubh, Jagatī and their extensions), useful for identifying, composing, and correctly reciting hymns according to metrical rules.