Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning
क्रांत्योः समत्वे पातोऽथ प्रक्षिप्तांशोनिते विधौ । हीनेऽर्द्वरात्रघिकाघतो भावी तात्कालिकेऽधिका ॥ १८२ ॥
krāṃtyoḥ samatve pāto'tha prakṣiptāṃśonite vidhau | hīne'rdvarātraghikāghato bhāvī tātkālike'dhikā || 182 ||
جب دونوں کرانتیاں برابر ہو جائیں تو وہی پات (نقطۂ اتصال) ہے۔ پرکشپت اَمشوں والی विधि میں اگر قدر کم نکلے تو آدھی رات اور ایک گھٹیکا بڑھاؤ؛ بھاوی (آئندہ) حساب میں اسے زیادہ مانا جاتا ہے، اور تاتکالک (حالیہ) میں یہ زائد تصحیح ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It underscores that accurate sacred time (kāla) calculation is part of dharma: correct calendrical and astronomical reckoning supports proper vrata, worship timings, and disciplined practice that ultimately aids moksha-oriented living.
Indirectly: by teaching precise time corrections (ghaṭikā/half-night adjustments), it safeguards the proper observance of devotional rites and vows performed at the right muhūrta—an essential support for steady Vishnu-bhakti in practice.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: identifying pātā via equality of declinations and applying computational corrections using prakṣipta aṃśa, including specific time adjustments measured in ghaṭikā and half-night.