Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
मांद्यं कर्मैकमर्केंद्वोर्भौद्वोर्भौमादीनामाथोच्यते । शैध्र्यं माद्यं पुनर्मांद्यं शैघ्र्यं चत्वार्यनुक्रमात् ॥ ११२ ॥
māṃdyaṃ karmaikamarkeṃdvorbhaudvorbhaumādīnāmāthocyate | śaidhryaṃ mādyaṃ punarmāṃdyaṃ śaighryaṃ catvāryanukramāt || 112 ||
Agora se declara a única operação chamada māṃdya (lentidão), pertinente ao Sol e à Lua, e também a Mercúrio, Vênus, Marte e aos demais. Em sequência há quatro estados: śaidhrya (enfraquecimento), mādya (embriaguez/confusão), māṃdya (lentidão) e śaighrya (rapidez).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/śāstric register)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
Even within Moksha-dharma, the Purana preserves Vedāṅga knowledge: understanding time (kāla) and planetary dynamics is presented as part of disciplined living, supporting dharma and steadiness of mind on the path to liberation.
Indirectly: by classifying changing conditions (slowness/swiftness etc.) it frames worldly fluctuations as knowable and orderly, encouraging the devotee to remain anchored in devotion rather than being shaken by perceived ups and downs of time.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: a technical categorization of planetary motion/behavior—four sequential states (śaidhrya, mādya, māṃdya, śaighrya) used in astronomical/astrological computation related to graha-gati.