Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures
उपर्याद्याद्गुरोरेवमेकद्व्यादिलगक्रिया । लगक्रियांकसंदोहे भवेत्संख्याविमिश्रिते ॥ १९ ॥
uparyādyādgurorevamekadvyādilagakriyā | lagakriyāṃkasaṃdohe bhavetsaṃkhyāvimiśrite || 19 ||
अशा रीतीने गुरु (दीर्घ) पासून वर जात, एक-दोन इत्यादी प्रमाणे लघु-क्रिया करावी. लघु-क्रियेतून आलेले अंकसमूह संख्येत मिसळला की मिश्र संख्या होते॥१९॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights disciplined, exact knowledge (a Vedāṅga-style method) as a support for clarity in sacred learning—showing that liberation-oriented study (mokṣa-dharma) values precision, not mere sentiment.
Indirectly: by teaching careful reckoning and correct procedure, it supports accurate recitation and transmission of sacred texts—an important aid to devotional practices centered on śravaṇa and kīrtana.
Chandas/Śikṣā-style technical enumeration: applying laghu (light) operations after a guru (heavy) unit and understanding how aggregated numerical marks yield a mixed total count.