Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures
तत्परं चंडवृष्ट्यादिदंडकाः परिकल्पिताः । त्रिभिः षड्भिः पदैर्गाथाः श्रृणु संज्ञा यथोत्तरम् ॥ १० ॥
tatparaṃ caṃḍavṛṣṭyādidaṃḍakāḥ parikalpitāḥ | tribhiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ padairgāthāḥ śrṛṇu saṃjñā yathottaram || 10 ||
Pagkaraan nito, itinatakda ang mga metrong uri ng daṇḍaka—gaya ng Caṇḍavṛṣṭi at iba pa. Gayundin, ang mga gāthā ay binubuo ng tatlo hanggang anim na pāda; pakinggan ngayon ang kanilang mga pangalan ayon sa pagkakasunod.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It frames Vedic prosody (Chandas) as disciplined śāstra-knowledge: by learning correct metre and terminology, sacred teaching can be preserved and transmitted accurately—supporting dharma and ultimately mokṣa-oriented study.
Indirectly: bhakti texts and hymns rely on precise poetic forms; this verse emphasizes the correct structure and naming of metres so that stotras and teachings praising Vishnu can be recited and taught without distortion.
Chandas (Vedic prosody): it introduces daṇḍaka-type metres (e.g., Caṇḍavṛṣṭi) and explains that gāthā verses may have 3 to 6 pādas, with their technical names taught in sequence.
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