Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
एवं मुहुर्वर्गमूलं जायते च मुनीश्वर । समत्र्यङ्कहतिः प्रोक्तो घनस्तत्रविधिः पदे ॥ १८ ॥
evaṃ muhurvargamūlaṃ jāyate ca munīśvara | samatryaṅkahatiḥ prokto ghanastatravidhiḥ pade || 18 ||
یوں، اے مُنیوں کے سردار، بار بار مربع جذر حاصل ہوتا ہے۔ اور تین برابر اعداد کے حاصلِ ضرب کو ‘گھن’ (مکعب) کہا جاتا ہے؛ وہاں بھی طریقہ کار کو قدم بہ قدم جاری کرنا چاہیے۔
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents disciplined, step-by-step shastric method (vidhi) as part of Moksha-oriented training—showing that clarity of intellect and orderly procedure support higher understanding.
Direct bhakti is not stated here; instead, the verse models attentive practice and correct method—qualities that also stabilize the mind for devotion and contemplation.
A technical, Vedanga-like computational teaching: extracting the square root (varga-mūla) and defining the cube (ghana) as the product involving three equal numerals, applied procedurally step by step.