Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 152
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
भानौ क्षयधने कृत्वा मध्यलग्नं तदा भवेत् । भोग्यासूनूनकस्याथ भुक्तासूनधिकस्य च ॥ १५२ ॥
bhānau kṣayadhane kṛtvā madhyalagnaṃ tadā bhavet | bhogyāsūnūnakasyātha bhuktāsūnadhikasya ca || 152 ||
နေ (ဘဟာနု) သည် «က္ෂယ» (လျော့ကျ) ရာသီ၌ တည်သောအခါ «မဓျ-လဂ္န» (အလယ်ကောင်းကင် လဂ္န) ကို ထိုအခါ သတ်မှတ်ရမည်။ ဤစည်းကမ်းသည် မခံစားရသေးသော ပရာဏများ နည်းသည့်အခါနှင့် သုံးစွဲပြီးသား ပရာဏများ များသည့်အခါ နှစ်မျိုးလုံးတွင် သက်ဆိုင်သည်။
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It shows that even Moksha-oriented teaching includes precise Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa—right timing and correct calculation support disciplined dharma-practice, which in turn steadies the mind for liberation.
Indirectly: by emphasizing accurate sacred time-reckoning, it supports properly timed worship and observances—key supports for steady Viṣṇu-bhakti and regulated sādhana.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: a procedural rule for computing madhya-lagna when the Sun is in a kṣaya condition, using measures of remaining vs. expended ‘asū/prāṇa’ units.