Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
तच्छेषश्च त्रिगुणितः तेनैवाप्तं दिनानि च । शेषे षष्ट्या हते भक्ते हारेण घटिकादिकम् ॥ १२७ ॥
taccheṣaśca triguṇitaḥ tenaivāptaṃ dināni ca | śeṣe ṣaṣṭyā hate bhakte hāreṇa ghaṭikādikam || 127 ||
அந்த மீதியை மூன்று மடங்காக்கினால் அதனால் நாட்களின் எண்ணிக்கை கிடைக்கும். மீதியைக் அறுபதால் பெருக்கி பகாரியால் வகுத்தால் घटிகை முதலான நுண்ணிய கால அளவுகள் பெறப்படும்.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It shows that Dharma-practice is supported by precision: correct time-reckoning (kāla-nirṇaya) safeguards ritual order and discipline, which in turn steadies the mind for Moksha-oriented living.
Indirectly: Bhakti is strengthened when worship and vows are performed at properly determined times; this verse supplies the practical method to compute days and ghaṭikās so devotional observances are done correctly.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomical/chronological computation): using remainders, multiplication by 3 and 60, and division to derive days and ghaṭikā units for calendrical and ritual timing.