Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

प्रमाणेच्छे सजातीये आद्यंते मध्यगं फलम् । इच्छघ्नमाद्यहृत्सेष्टं फलं व्यस्ते विपर्ययात् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

pramāṇecche sajātīye ādyaṃte madhyagaṃ phalam | icchaghnamādyahṛtseṣṭaṃ phalaṃ vyaste viparyayāt || 37 ||

Translation

إذا كان التطلّعُ إلى pramāṇa، أي وسيلةِ المعرفةِ الصحيحة، موجَّهًا إلى ما هو من الجنس نفسه، فإن النتيجةَ تنشأ في الوسط بين البدء والنهاية. أمّا إذا أُبيدَتِ الرغبةُ ذاتُها، فالثمرةُ هي ما يبقى بعد نزعِ الدافعِ الأول؛ وإذا عُكِسَ الترتيبُ جاء المآلُ على الضدّ.

Word by Word

• प्रमाणे: in the measure/standard quantity
• प्रमाणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• इच्छे: in the desired (quantity)
• इच्छे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सजातीये: in the homogeneous/same-kind (case)
• सजातीये: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-जाती (प्रातिपदिक; स + जाती)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• आद्य: first
• आद्य: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मध्यगम्: situated in the middle
• मध्यगम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्य-ग (प्रातिपदिक; मध्य + ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• फलम्: result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• इच्छघ्नम्: multiplied by the desired (quantity)
• इच्छघ्नम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इच्छा-घ्न (प्रातिपदिक; इच्छा + घ्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• आद्यहृत्: divided by the first (term)
• आद्यहृत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य-हृत् (प्रातिपदिक; आद्य + हृत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• सेष्टम्: together with the desired (term) / with the sought
• सेष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; स + इष्ट)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• फलम्: result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यस्ते: in the inverse/alternated (case)
• व्यस्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विपर्ययात्: by reversal/from inversion
• विपर्ययात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपर्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It distinguishes ordinary goal-seeking—where results appear within the process—from liberation-oriented practice, where the highest “fruit” is what remains when desire itself is removed.

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

By implying that mature devotion culminates in desirelessness: when personal craving is dissolved, what remains is steady, purified orientation toward the Divine rather than transactional seeking.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects pramāṇa-vicāra (reasoning about valid knowledge), a technical discipline aligned with śāstric logic and interpretive method used in Vedānta-style inquiry.