Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 121
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
त्रिज्यागुणा दिनव्यासभक्ता चापं च शत्रवः । तत्कार्मुकमुदक्रांतौ धनहीनो पृथक्क्षते ॥ १२१ ॥
trijyāguṇā dinavyāsabhaktā cāpaṃ ca śatravaḥ | tatkārmukamudakrāṃtau dhanahīno pṛthakkṣate || 121 ||
త్రిజ్యాతో గుణించి దినవ్యాసంతో భాగించిన విలువతో ‘చాపం’ను నిర్ణయించాలి; శత్రువుల విషయమూ పరిగణించాలి. ఆ ‘కార్ముకం’ ఉదయించినప్పుడు ధనహీనుడు ప్రత్యేక హానిని పొందుతాడు।
Narada (teaching in a technical-interpretive register within the Moksha-Dharma discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It shows that the Purana’s moksha-oriented teaching also accommodates practical discernment: time-measures and omens (interpreted through jyotiṣa-like language) are used to understand how worldly conditions such as prosperity or harm arise through karma and circumstance.
Indirectly: by highlighting instability in wealth and the rise of adversities, it nudges the seeker toward non-dependence on material security and toward steadiness in dharma—conditions supportive of sustained Vishnu-bhakti even when outcomes fluctuate.
Jyotiṣa-style technical vocabulary: trijyā (a geometrical/astronomical measure), dinavyāsa (day-length), and arc/bow terms (cāpa/kārmuka) used to frame predictive or interpretive statements about conditions like enmity and loss.