Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
शेषं कंदपदंतस्माद्भुजज्या कोटिरेव च । गताद्भुजज्याविषमे गम्यात्कोटिः पदे भवेत् ॥ ९५ ॥
śeṣaṃ kaṃdapadaṃtasmādbhujajyā koṭireva ca | gatādbhujajyāviṣame gamyātkoṭiḥ pade bhavet || 95 ||
Daripada baki itu, tolak «kandapada» (terma akar); maka diperoleh «bhujajyā» (sin) dan «koṭi» (kos). Dalam keadaan tidak sama bagi sin yang telah dilalui, kos hendaklah ditentukan pada langkah (pada) yang sepadan.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It presents śāstric precision as a support for dharma and higher pursuit: disciplined calculation (ganita/jyotiṣa) is taught as part of ordered knowledge that steadies the mind and aids correct practice.
Direct bhakti is not the subject here; instead, it shows that the Purana also preserves auxiliary sciences. Such accurate knowledge can support devotional life by guiding calendrical and ritual timings traditionally linked with Vaiṣṇava observances.
Jyotiṣa/gaṇita procedure: it references bhujajyā (sine) and koṭi (cosine) and indicates stepwise derivation, including handling non-uniform (viṣama) sine progressions.