Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 152

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

मन्वादयो मानवानां श्राद्धेष्वत्यंतपुण्यदा । भाद्रे कृष्णत्रयोदश्यां मघामिंदुः करे रविः ॥ १५२ ॥

Transliteration

manvādayo mānavānāṃ śrāddheṣvatyaṃtapuṇyadā | bhādre kṛṣṇatrayodaśyāṃ maghāmiṃduḥ kare raviḥ || 152 ||

Translation

للبشر، فإن شعائر Manv-ādi المقترنة بطقس الشرادها (Śrāddha) تمنح ثوابًا عظيمًا للغاية—وخاصة في يوم ترايوداشي (Trayodaśī، اليوم الثالث عشر) من النصف المظلم لشهر بهادرابادا (Bhādrapada)، حين يكون القمر في مَغْها (Maghā) وتكون الشمس في هَسْتا (Hasta).

Word by Word

• मन्वादयः: Manu and others
• मन्वादयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; मनु-आदि-समूहः (those beginning with Manu)

• मानवानाम्: of humans
• मानवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; genitive plural

• श्राद्धेषु: in śrāddha rites
• श्राद्धेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; locative plural

• अत्यन्तपुण्यदा: bestowing extremely great merit
• अत्यन्तपुण्यदा: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्यन्त + पुण्य + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• भाद्रे: in (the month of) Bhādra
• भाद्रे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative of month-name

• कृष्णत्रयोदश्याम्: on the dark-fortnight thirteenth (kṛṣṇa-trayodaśī)
• कृष्णत्रयोदश्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कृष्णपक्षस्य त्रयोदशी (13th tithi of dark fortnight)

• मघाम्: Maghā (nakṣatra)
• मघाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; nakṣatra-name; object of implied ‘(prāpnoti/asti)’

• इन्दुः: the Moon
• इन्दुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• करे: in Kara (Hasta nakṣatra)
• करे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; nakṣatra-name ‘Hasta/Kara’ (locative)

• रविः: the Sun
• रविः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Manv-ādi (śrāddha-associated observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Śrāddha
• Bhādrapada
• Maghā
• Hasta
• Candra (Moon)
• Ravi (Sun)

FAQs

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

It identifies a highly auspicious astrological and calendrical combination for performing Śrāddha-linked observances, emphasizing that correct timing (kāla) greatly amplifies puṇya and supports the Pitṛs.

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

While primarily a Dharma/Jyotiṣa instruction, it supports Bhakti indirectly by prescribing disciplined, faith-filled ancestral offerings—acts traditionally performed as worshipful duty (sevā) that purify the heart and sustain dharmic life oriented toward mokṣa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: selecting Śrāddha timing using tithi (kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī), māsa (Bhādrapada), and nakṣatra placements (Moon in Maghā, Sun in Hasta).