Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
तत्र तत्कोष्ठमारभ्य गणयेत्पूर्ववत्क्रमात् । साध्यसिद्धः साध्यसाध्यस्तत्सुसिद्धश्च तद्रिप्रुः ॥ ९ ॥
tatra tatkoṣṭhamārabhya gaṇayetpūrvavatkramāt | sādhyasiddhaḥ sādhyasādhyastatsusiddhaśca tadripruḥ || 9 ||
அங்கே அந்தக் கோஷ்டத்திலிருந்து தொடங்கி, முன்புபோல் வரிசையாகக் கணக்கிட வேண்டும். அதனால் முறையே ‘சாத்ய-சித்த’, ‘சாத்ய-சாத்ய’, ‘தத்-சுசித்த’ மற்றும் ‘தத்-ரிப்ரு’ (தடையாளர்) எனும் பலன்கள் உண்டாகும்.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga-style context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined, ordered computation (kramāt) and clear categorization of outcomes—an attitude of precision and discernment that supports dharma by reducing confusion in technical decision-making.
Indirectly: by teaching methodical clarity in auxiliary sciences (Vedangas), it helps a practitioner choose proper times and procedures for dharmic acts that can be offered to Vishnu with steadiness and correctness.
A Jyotiṣa/Gaṇanā-style method: starting from a defined koṣṭha (technical slot) and calculating sequentially to classify results into distinct operational categories (success, pending attainment, full success, and obstruction).