Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

छेदं गुणं गुणं छेदं वर्गं मूलं पदं कृतिम् । ऋणं स्वं स्वमृणं कुर्यादृश्ये राशिप्रसिद्धये ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

chedaṃ guṇaṃ guṇaṃ chedaṃ vargaṃ mūlaṃ padaṃ kṛtim | ṛṇaṃ svaṃ svamṛṇaṃ kuryādṛśye rāśiprasiddhaye || 28 ||

Translation

为使结果昭然、数量分明：当以除为乘、以乘为除；以平方还其根、以根转为平方；以幂降为底、以底升为幂；并使负为正、正为负，以令其相显。

Word by Word

• chedam: denominator
• chedam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• guṇam: multiplier/factor
• guṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; 'multiplier/factor'

• guṇam: multiplier
• guṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (repeated for rule statement)

• chedam: denominator
• chedam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (repeated)

• vargam: square
• vargam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; 'square'

• mūlam: root
• mūlam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; 'root (square-root etc.)'

• padam: pada (root-term)
• padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; 'root/term' (technical)

• kṛtim: square
• kṛtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; 'square (kṛti)'

• ṛṇam: negative (debt)
• ṛṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; 'debt/negative quantity'

• svam: its own
• svam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective to ṛṇam: 'own/its'

• svam-ṛṇam: its own negative
• svam-ṛṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; कर्मधारय 'own negative (quantity)'

• kuryāt: should make
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• ṛśye: (uncertain locative)
• ṛśye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛśya (प्रातिपदिक; uncertain reading)
• Form: Locative, Singular; reading uncertain; possibly 'dṛśye' (in the visible/expressed) or technical term

• rāśi-prasiddhaye: for establishing the quantity
• rāśi-prasiddhaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāśi (प्रातिपदिक) + prasiddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular; तत्पुरुष 'for the establishment/verification of the quantity (sum/aggregate)'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instructing Narada on technical/practical knowledge supportive of dharma and clarity of understanding)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It emphasizes clarity (prasiddhi) and demonstrability in knowledge: disciplined, error-free understanding—whether in calculation or contemplation—supports dharma and steadies the mind for moksha-oriented living.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly: bhakti thrives on right understanding and steadiness; the verse models how confusion is removed through correct method—similarly, devotion becomes firm when one applies proper discipline and clears doubts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, ganita-like rule-set: using inverse operations (division ↔ multiplication), transforming squares and roots, handling powers and bases, and managing positive/negative values to verify a numerical result.