Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
प्रोच्यते विषमं त्वाद्यं समे द्वे च ततः परम् । विशोध्यं विषमादंत्याद्धनं तन्मूलमुच्यते ॥ १९ ॥
procyate viṣamaṃ tvādyaṃ same dve ca tataḥ param | viśodhyaṃ viṣamādaṃtyāddhanaṃ tanmūlamucyate || 19 ||
आद्यः पदो विषम इति प्रोच्यते; ततः परं द्वे पदे समे भवतः। अन्त्यविषमपदात् अपेक्षितं विशोध्य, यत् शिष्यते तदेव धनस्य मूलं (आधारः) इति कथ्यते॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It shows that Moksha-dharma teaching in the Narada Purana also preserves disciplined, precise methods of knowledge—training the mind in clarity and correct procedure, which supports dharmic living and steady contemplation.
While not directly a bhakti verse, it reflects the Purana’s broader method: orderly knowledge and right conduct (dharma) become supportive limbs for a devotee’s life, helping maintain integrity, accuracy, and responsibility in worldly dealings.
A gaṇita-style computational rule using parity (odd/even terms) and subtraction to determine a ‘root’ amount—an applied technical instruction aligned with the Purana’s transmission of practical sciences.