Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

अथ स्वांशाधिकोने तु लवाढ्यो नो हरो हरः । अंशस्त्वविकृतस्तत्र विलोमे शेषमुक्तवत् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

atha svāṃśādhikone tu lavāḍhyo no haro haraḥ | aṃśastvavikṛtastatra vilome śeṣamuktavat || 29 ||

Translation

والآن إذا كان (المقسوم عليه) أقلَّ من أَمْشَة المرء بزيادة جزءٍ، فلا يُؤخذ الخارج (هَرَ)؛ بل تُزاد اللَّفَات (lavas). وفي هذه الطريقة يبقى الأَمْشَة غير متغيّر، وفي الطريقة العكسية (viloma) يُذكر الباقي كما شُرح من قبل.

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (indeclinable particle: then/now)

• स्वांश-अधिक-ऊने: in (a number) deficient by more than its own part
• स्वांश-अधिक-ऊने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वांश (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘ऊने’ (locative: in the deficiency) qualified by ‘स्वांश-अधिक’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• लव-आढ्यः: endowed with a fraction (lava)
• लव-आढ्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लव (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (having ‘lava’/fraction added)

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive plural: of us/our)

• हरः: the subtractor/remover
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद (agent noun: remover/subtractor)

• हरः: (is) the subtractor
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति/विशेषणार्थ (same form repeated for emphasis/definition)

• अंशः: the part/fraction
• अंशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक (particle: indeed)

• अविकृतः: unchanged
• अविकृतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (unchanged/unmodified)

• तत्र: there/in that case
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक (adverb: there/in that case)

• विलोमे: in the reverse (operation)
• विलोमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the reverse case/operation)

• शेषम्: the remainder
• शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद (that which remains)

• उक्तवत्: as stated
• उक्तवत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्तवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत्-प्रयोग (indeclinable-like adjective); अव्ययतुल्यं—‘यथा उक्तम्’ (as said)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/vedanga-style explanatory passage within Moksha Dharma section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purana’s insistence on precision and rule-following: disciplined, error-free procedure (even in technical steps like remainder handling) mirrors the mental discipline required for Dharma and ultimately Moksha.

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

Indirectly: Bhakti in the Narada tradition is supported by steadiness and correctness in practice; the verse models careful adherence to method, which parallels careful adherence to vows, japa, and scriptural injunctions in Vishnu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A rule-based, sutra-like technical instruction using terms such as aṁśa, lava, hara, viloma, and śeṣa—showing the Narada Purana’s Vedanga-style approach to precise procedural explanation.