Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 168
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
व्यस्ते युक्तांतिभागैश्च द्विघ्नतिथ्याहृता स्फुटम् । संस्कारदिकलंबनमंगुलाद्यं प्रजायते ॥ १६८ ॥
vyaste yuktāṃtibhāgaiśca dvighnatithyāhṛtā sphuṭam | saṃskāradikalaṃbanamaṃgulādyaṃ prajāyate || 168 ||
Apabila kuantiti yang dikira disusun dan digabungkan dengan pecahan hujung yang sesuai, lalu dibahagi dengan jelas oleh tithi yang didarab dua, maka terhasil ukuran yang diperhalus, menjadi asas bagi amalan ritual—bermula dengan aṅgula dan unit-unit lain.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical passage)
Vrata: none (mentions tithi as computational basis, not a named vrata)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It links precision in sacred calculation with saṃskāra (ritual correctness), implying that orderly knowledge and exact measures support dharma and disciplined spiritual life.
Indirectly: it emphasizes that devotional and dharmic observances rely on correct timing and measures; careful adherence to such foundations is presented as a supportive discipline for a devotee’s practice.
A technical method of calendrical/astral computation—using tithi-based division (including a ‘twice tithi’ factor) to obtain a precise value (sphuṭa) that becomes the basis for ritual measurement units like aṅgula.