Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 168

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

Devanagari script

व्यस्ते युक्तांतिभागैश्च द्विघ्नतिथ्याहृता स्फुटम् । संस्कारदिकलंबनमंगुलाद्यं प्रजायते ॥ १६८ ॥

Transliteration

vyaste yuktāṃtibhāgaiśca dvighnatithyāhṛtā sphuṭam | saṃskāradikalaṃbanamaṃgulādyaṃ prajāyate || 168 ||

Translation

إذا بُسِطَ المقدارُ المحسوب وجُمِعَ مع الكسور النهائية المناسبة، ثم قُسِمَ بوضوح على التيثي المضروب في اثنين، نشأتْ قيمةٌ مُهذَّبة تكون أساسًا للأعمال الطقسية—ابتداءً من الأَنْغُلا (aṅgula) وسائر الوحدات.

Word by Word

• vyaste: in the reversed/interchanged (state)
• vyaste: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• yukta-anti-bhāgaiḥ: by the joined terminal portions
• yukta-anti-bhāgaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yukta + anti + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘by the added end-parts’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• dvi-ghna-tithi-āhṛtā: obtained by (using) twice the tithi (as divisor/multiplier)
• dvi-ghna-tithi-āhṛtā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi + ghna + tithi + āhṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘brought/obtained by (division with) tithi multiplied by two’

• sphuṭam: clearly; precisely
• sphuṭam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sphuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya usage (क्रियाविशेषणवत्), ‘clearly/precisely’

• saṃskāra-ādi-laṃbanam: the lambana (offset) starting from saṃskāra etc.
• saṃskāra-ādi-laṃbanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃskāra + ādi + laṃbana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘the lambana beginning with saṃskāra’

• aṃgula-ādyam: beginning with aṅgula (finger-measure)
• aṃgula-ādyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṃgula + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘beginning with aṅgula (finger-breadth)’

• prajāyate: arises; is produced
• prajāyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (mentions tithi as computational basis, not a named vrata)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It links precision in sacred calculation with saṃskāra (ritual correctness), implying that orderly knowledge and exact measures support dharma and disciplined spiritual life.

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes that devotional and dharmic observances rely on correct timing and measures; careful adherence to such foundations is presented as a supportive discipline for a devotee’s practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical method of calendrical/astral computation—using tithi-based division (including a ‘twice tithi’ factor) to obtain a precise value (sphuṭa) that becomes the basis for ritual measurement units like aṅgula.