Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

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

Devanagari script

तद्भुजज्याफलधनुर्मांदं लिप्तादिकं फलम् । शैऽयकोटिफलं केंद्रे मकरादौ धनं स्मृतम् ॥ १०७ ॥

Transliteration

tadbhujajyāphaladhanurmāṃdaṃ liptādikaṃ phalam | śai'yakoṭiphalaṃ keṃdre makarādau dhanaṃ smṛtam || 107 ||

Translation

Aus diesem berechneten „Arm“ gewinnt man das Sinus-Ergebnis (jyā-phala) und das Bogenmaß (dhanus-māna); das Resultat wird in lipta (Minuten) und dergleichen ausgedrückt. Der Wert namens śai’yakoṭi-phala gilt, wenn er in ein kendra (Winkelstellung) gesetzt wird, als „Reichtum“ beginnend mit Makara (Steinbock) und weiter.

Word by Word

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासे पूर्वपद-सम्बन्धः)

• भुजज्याफलधनुः: the ‘bow’ (arc) that is the result of the sine
• भुजज्याफलधनुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजज्या + फल + धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भावसमास (तकनीकी)

• मन्दम्: slow / mild (manda)
• मन्दम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण

• लिप्तादिकम्: beginning with lipta (minutes), etc.
• लिप्तादिकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिप्त + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; ‘आदि’ अन्तः (etc.)

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

• शै: śai (technical term)
• शै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शै (प्रातिपदिक/तकनीकी)
• Form: अव्यक्त-प्रातिपदिक, (समासपूर्वपद)

• अयकोटिफलम्: the result at the ayakoṭi (technical)
• अयकोटिफलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अय + कोटि + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• केन्द्रे: at the center
• केन्द्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मकरादौ: in Makara and the rest (starting from Capricorn)
• मकरादौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकर + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘आदि’ अन्तः

• धनम्: sine / धन (value)
• धनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• स्मृतम्: is said/considered
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (P.P.P.), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘is considered/said’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada technical Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga points)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Makara (Capricorn)

FAQs

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

It shows that the Purāṇa preserves Vedāṅga knowledge (especially Jyotiṣa/Gaṇita) as a disciplined auxiliary science, supporting dharma and right understanding, even while the broader section is oriented to mokṣa.

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

This particular verse is primarily technical (Jyotiṣa computation and interpretive categories like kendra and dhana). Its bhakti implication is indirect: accurate auxiliary knowledge is treated as supportive to a dharmic life that can be aligned with devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa and Gaṇita: use of jyā (sine/chord), measures like lipta (arc-minutes), and interpretive rules involving kendra (angular positions) and zodiacal references such as Makara (Capricorn).