Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures
एकाक्षरात्समारभ्य वर्णैकैकस्य वृद्धितः । षड्विंशत्यक्षरं यावत्पादस्तावत्पृथक् पृथक् ॥ ९ ॥
ekākṣarātsamārabhya varṇaikaikasya vṛddhitaḥ | ṣaḍviṃśatyakṣaraṃ yāvatpādastāvatpṛthak pṛthak || 9 ||
ஒரு எழுத்திலிருந்து தொடங்கி, ஒவ்வொரு எழுத்தாக அதிகரித்து, இருபத்தாறு எழுத்துகள் வரையிலான ஒவ்வொரு பாதத்தையும் தனித்தனியாக வரிசைப்படுத்த வேண்டும்।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical enumeration/structure of verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined speech and precise recitation—an aspect of Vedic self-purification—by teaching systematic control over syllables and meter.
Bhakti is strengthened when praise, stotra, and mantra are recited correctly; this verse supports devotion by grounding it in accurate śabda (sacred sound) practice.
Chandas and Śikṣā: counting syllables in a pāda and arranging metrical units step-by-step for correct chanting and composition.