Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 191

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

Devanagari script

पूर्वार्द्धयुंजि षड्भानि पौष्णभादुदभात्ततः । मध्ययुंजि द्वादशर्क्षाणीन्द्र भान्नवभानि च ॥ १९१ ॥

Transliteration

pūrvārddhayuṃji ṣaḍbhāni pauṣṇabhādudabhāttataḥ | madhyayuṃji dvādaśarkṣāṇīndra bhānnavabhāni ca || 191 ||

Translation

পুষ্য থেকে আরম্ভ করে পূর্বার্ধ-বিভাগে ছয়টি নক্ষত্র নির্ধারিত। মধ্য-বিভাগে বারোটি নক্ষত্র, আর ইন্দ্র-বিভাগে তদ্রূপ নয়টি তারামণ্ডল নির্দিষ্ট॥

Word by Word

• pūrva-ardha-yuñji: (it/they) joined/connected in the first half
• pūrva-ardha-yuñji: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक) + √yuj (धातु)
• Form: √yuj (युज्) लुङ्/आर्ष-लिट्-प्रायः (narrative past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद-निर्देशः: pūrva-ardha (पूर्वार्द्ध) = ‘in the first half’ (adverbial sense)

• ṣaṭ: six
• ṣaṭ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण (numeral adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) / सर्वलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc), बहुवचन (plural) — agreeing with bhāni

• bhāni: luminaries/‘bhāna’ units (lights)
• bhāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• pauṣṇa-bhāt: from the Pauṣṇa (Pūṣan-related) light/portion
• pauṣṇa-bhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pauṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (genitive/relational): pauṣṇa-bhā = ‘the light/portion of Pūṣan’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः (contextual), पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन (singular)

• udabhāt: shone forth/arose
• udabhāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√bhā (धातु)
• Form: √bhā (भा) लुङ् (aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); उपसर्गः ud-

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverb)

• madhya-yuñji: (it/they) joined in the middle
• madhya-yuñji: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + √yuj (धातु)
• Form: √yuj (युज्) लुङ्/आर्ष-लिट्-प्रायः (narrative past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); madhya- = ‘in the middle’ (adverbial sense)

• dvādaśa: twelve
• dvādaśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण (numeral adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — agreeing with arkṣāṇi

• arkṣāṇi: lunar mansions/asterisms (nakṣatras)
• arkṣāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• indra-bhāt: from Indra’s light/portion
• indra-bhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः: indra-bhā = ‘Indra’s light/portion’; पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन (singular)

• nava: nine
• nava: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण (numeral adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — agreeing with bhāni

• bhāni: luminaries/‘bhāna’ units
• bhāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical enumeration within Moksha-Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Puṣya (Nakṣatra)

FAQs

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

It frames astral order (nakṣatra groupings) as part of dharma-knowledge—showing that right understanding of cosmic structure supports disciplined living and, ultimately, mokṣa-oriented practice.

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

Indirectly: by organizing sacred time through nakṣatra groupings, it supports choosing auspicious timings for vows, worship, and observances—practices often performed as Vishnu-bhakti in Purāṇic tradition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): the verse gives a technical classification/count of nakṣatras assigned to different divisions (first/middle/Indra-portion), useful for calendrical and ritual timing.