Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 162
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
रंध्रायव्यचगः सूर्यादोष्टधीखे सगोर्गुरो । ज्ञाब्धित्र्यायारिगोरात्रिषट्ध्यध्यांत्यगोषु च ॥ १६२ ॥
raṃdhrāyavyacagaḥ sūryādoṣṭadhīkhe sagorguro | jñābdhitryāyārigorātriṣaṭdhyadhyāṃtyagoṣu ca || 162 ||
ਇਹ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਕਥਾ-ਅਰਥ ਨਹੀਂ, ਸਗੋਂ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ-ਨਿਆਸ ਵਾਂਗ ਧੁਨੀ-ਸੰਕੇਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਗੂੜ੍ਹ ਲੜੀ ਹੈ। ‘ਰੰਧ੍ਰ’ ਤੋਂ ‘ਆਯ-ਵਿਆ-ਚ-ਗ’ ਆਦਿ, ਫਿਰ ‘ਸੂਰਯ’, ‘ਓਸ਼ਠ-ਧੀ-ਖੇ’, ‘ਸ-ਗੋਹ-ਗੁਰੋ’ ਵਰਗੇ ਸਮੂਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਨਿਯਤ ਸਥਾਪਨਾ—ਇਹ ਵਿਧੀਕ ਪ੍ਰਯੋਗ ਲਈ ਹੈ।
Narada (within an instructional/technical passage transmitted in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It functions as a technical mnemonic: spiritual efficacy is implied through precision in sacred sound—showing that correct phonetic sequencing and placement can support sādhanā aimed at purification and mokṣa.
Indirectly: it does not narrate bhakti explicitly, but it supports devotional practice by preserving exact mantra/recitation mechanics used in Vishnu-oriented ritual and contemplative disciplines.
Primarily Śikṣā (Vedic phonetics) and related technical recitation/nyāsa conventions—using syllabic clusters and code-words (e.g., sūrya, rātri, ṣaṭ) to encode precise oral instructions.