Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
किंतरां चैवातितरामभिह्युच्चैस्तरामपि । परिमाणे जानुदघ्नं जानुद्वयसमित्यपि ॥ ६० ॥
kiṃtarāṃ caivātitarāmabhihyuccaistarāmapi | parimāṇe jānudaghnaṃ jānudvayasamityapi || 60 ||
அவை ‘கிந்தரா’, ‘அதிதரா’, மேலும் ‘அபிஹ்யுச்சைஸ்தரா’ (மிக உயர்ந்தது) என்றும் அழைக்கப்படுகின்றன. அளவில் ‘முழங்கால் வரை’ என்றும் ‘இரு முழங்கால்களுக்கும் சமம்’ என்றும் கூறப்படுகிறது.
Narada (instructional narration within Moksha Dharma section; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara lineage presumed for this pada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined scriptural precision—naming and measuring things correctly—supporting dharma-based practice that ultimately steadies the mind for moksha-oriented living.
Indirectly: bhakti in the Narada Purana is practiced with order and fidelity to śāstra; such exact classifications help devotees perform duties and observances without confusion.
Parimāṇa (traditional measurement terminology) and technical nomenclature—skills aligned with śāstric literacy and the broader Vedāṅga-style concern for exactness in ritual and instruction.