Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
समांकतोऽथो वर्गस्यात्तमेवाहुः कृतिं बुधाः । अंत्यात्तु विषमात्त्यक्त्वा कृतिं मूलंन्यसेत्पृथक् ॥ १६ ॥
samāṃkato'tho vargasyāttamevāhuḥ kṛtiṃ budhāḥ | aṃtyāttu viṣamāttyaktvā kṛtiṃ mūlaṃnyasetpṛthak || 16 ||
ਸਮ ਅੰਕਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਵਰਗ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਹੈ; ਵਿਦਵਾਨ ਉਸੇ ਨੂੰ ‘ਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ’ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਪਰ ਜੇ ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਅੰਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਮ ਹੋਵੇ, ਤਾਂ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ ‘ਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ’ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਖਰੇ ‘ਮੂਲ’ ਭਾਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional, technical register)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights disciplined, step-by-step discernment (viveka) through precise method—using ordered analysis as a support for clarity of mind, which is repeatedly valued in Moksha-dharma teachings.
Indirectly: it models the careful, rule-based approach that also applies to bhakti-sadhana—steadiness, correctness, and separation of essentials from non-essentials—so devotion is practiced with clarity rather than confusion.
A technical, algorithmic style of instruction akin to Vedanga-oriented learning (systematic rules and operations), emphasizing how precise definitions (kṛti, mūla) and conditional steps (even/odd) guide correct practice.