Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 104
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
गुणाग्निचंद्राः खनगाद्विरसाक्षीणि गोऽग्रयः । ओजांते द्वित्रियमताद्विविश्वेयमपर्वताः ॥ १०४ ॥
guṇāgnicaṃdrāḥ khanagādvirasākṣīṇi go'grayaḥ | ojāṃte dvitriyamatādviviśveyamaparvatāḥ || 104 ||
ଏଗୁଡ଼ିକ ‘ଗୁଣ’, ‘ଅଗ୍ନି’ ଓ ‘ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର’ ନାମକ ଗଣ; ତଥା ‘ଖନ’ ଓ ‘ଗାଦ’ ଗଣ; ‘ବିରସାକ୍ଷୀଣ’ ଏବଂ ଅଗ୍ର୍ୟ ‘ଗୋ’ ଗଣ ମଧ୍ୟ। ଶେଷରେ ‘ଦୁଇ’ ଓ ‘ତିନି’ ଗଣ୍ୟ, ଏବଂ ‘ବିଶ୍ୱ’ ଗଣ—ଏମାନେ ‘ଅପର୍ବତ’ (ପର୍ବତ-ରହିତ) ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ।
Narada (in an enumerative teaching section, traditionally in dialogue with Sanatkumara)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse functions as a classificatory (enumerative) passage: it models disciplined knowledge—naming, grouping, and counting—which Narada Purana often uses to support Dharma and Moksha by training the mind in ordered understanding.
Indirectly: Bhakti in the Narada Purana is strengthened by clarity and right knowledge (jñāna). Such catalog-like verses provide a structured map of concepts, helping a devotee avoid confusion and remain steady in practice and remembrance.
The verse reflects the Vedāṅga-style method of enumeration and precise naming—useful for Vyākaraṇa (accurate terms) and Nirukta/Anukramaṇikā traditions (classification and indexing of categories).