Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
सनंदन उवाच । मूर्द्धास्यबाहुहृत्क्रोडांतर्बस्तिव्यंजसोनखः । जानुजंघांघ्नियुगलं कालांगानि क्रियादयः ॥ १ ॥
sanaṃdana uvāca | mūrddhāsyabāhuhṛtkroḍāṃtarbastivyaṃjasonakhaḥ | jānujaṃghāṃghniyugalaṃ kālāṃgāni kriyādayaḥ || 1 ||
Sinabi ni Sanandana: Ang ulo, bibig, mga bisig, puso, ang panloob na lukab ng katawan, pantog, mga tanda at mga kuko; gayundin ang mga tuhod, mga binti at ang pares ng mga paa—ang mga ito’y tinatawag na mga “sangkap” ni Kāla (Panahon), kasama ang pagkilos at iba pa (ng mga prinsipyong gumaganap).
Sanandana
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames Time (Kāla) as an all-pervading cosmic principle whose “limbs” correspond to embodied features, prompting contemplation that the body and its functions are governed by Time and thus not the true Self—supporting detachment in Moksha-dharma.
By highlighting that even the body’s structure and activity fall under Kāla, the verse encourages surrender beyond bodily identity; such humility and dispassion become a foundation for steady Vishnu-bhakti (devotion grounded in the eternal rather than the time-bound).
The verse is primarily philosophical rather than a direct Vedāṅga instruction; however, it aligns with Vedic time-concepts used in Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/chronology) by treating Kāla as a governing framework for embodied life and action (kriyā).