Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 131
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
याम्योत्तरदिशोर्मध्ये तिमिना पूर्वपश्चिमा । दिग्मध्यमत्स्यैः संसाध्या विदिशस्तद्वदेव हि ॥ १३१ ॥
yāmyottaradiśormadhye timinā pūrvapaścimā | digmadhyamatsyaiḥ saṃsādhyā vidiśastadvadeva hi || 131 ||
جنوب اور شمال کے درمیان تِمِنا کے ذریعے مشرق–مغرب کی سمت قائم ہوتی ہے۔ اسی طرح سمتوں کے بیچ میں قائم ‘مَتسْیَ’ (نشان) کے ذریعہ ذیلی سمتیں بھی اسی طرح متعین ہوتی ہیں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in cosmographic/technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames cosmic space as orderly and intelligible—directions are not arbitrary but part of a structured universe, supporting dharma through right orientation in sacred thought and practice.
Indirectly: by presenting a well-ordered cosmos, it reinforces reverence for the divine order (ṛta) that bhakti honors—devotion grows when the universe is seen as purposeful and harmonized.
Jyotiṣa-style cosmographic orientation: the verse describes a technical method of fixing directions (including intermediate quarters), a conceptual aid for mapping, ritual orientation, and traditional spatial reckoning.