Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
एतत्संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तं गणिते परिकर्मकम् । ग्रहमध्यादिकं वक्ष्ये गणिते नातिविस्तरान् ॥ ६० ॥
etatsaṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ gaṇite parikarmakam | grahamadhyādikaṃ vakṣye gaṇite nātivistarān || 60 ||
Assim, foram enunciadas em resumo as operações preliminares do cálculo. Agora explicarei, em termos matemáticos e sem excessiva prolixidade, assuntos como as posições médias dos planetas e os cálculos correlatos.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames sacred knowledge as disciplined method: even technical gaṇita is taught with restraint and clarity, supporting dharma-based timekeeping and right performance of Vedic duties.
Indirectly: accurate calendrical and astronomical computation supports proper observance of vrata, pūjā timings, and sacred days—practices that sustain Vishnu-bhakti in lived ritual life.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa/gaṇita: the verse transitions from basic computational operations (parikarma) to calculating planetary mean positions (graha-madhya) and allied astronomical quantities.