Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
प्रमाणेच्छे सजातीये आद्यंते मध्यगं फलम् । इच्छघ्नमाद्यहृत्सेष्टं फलं व्यस्ते विपर्ययात् ॥ ३७ ॥
pramāṇecche sajātīye ādyaṃte madhyagaṃ phalam | icchaghnamādyahṛtseṣṭaṃ phalaṃ vyaste viparyayāt || 37 ||
Apabila hasrat adalah untuk memperoleh pramāṇa, yakni sarana pengetahuan yang sah, dan diarahkan kepada sesuatu yang sejenis, maka hasil muncul di pertengahan—antara permulaan dan penghabisan. Namun apabila hasrat itu sendiri dilenyapkan, buahnya ialah apa yang tinggal setelah dorongan pertama disingkirkan; dan jika tertibnya diterbalikkan, hasilnya menjadi berlawanan.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It distinguishes ordinary goal-seeking—where results appear within the process—from liberation-oriented practice, where the highest “fruit” is what remains when desire itself is removed.
By implying that mature devotion culminates in desirelessness: when personal craving is dissolved, what remains is steady, purified orientation toward the Divine rather than transactional seeking.
It reflects pramāṇa-vicāra (reasoning about valid knowledge), a technical discipline aligned with śāstric logic and interpretive method used in Vedānta-style inquiry.