Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 111

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

Devanagari script

लब्धस्य चापं लिप्तादि फलं शैध्र्यमिदं स्मृतम् । एतदादौ कुजादीनां चतुर्थे चैव कर्मणि ॥ १११ ॥

Transliteration

labdhasya cāpaṃ liptādi phalaṃ śaidhryamidaṃ smṛtam | etadādau kujādīnāṃ caturthe caiva karmaṇi || 111 ||

Translation

Für den, der (den betreffenden Zustand/das Ergebnis) erlangt hat, heißt es, dass „cāpa“ (Bogen) und Ähnliches—wie „lipta“ (beschmiert, befleckt)—das Ergebnis namens śaidhrya (Schwächung, Lockerung) hervorbringen. Dies wird als zu Beginn bei Mars und den übrigen sowie ebenso beim vierten Typ von Handlung/Ritus geltend gelehrt.

Word by Word

• लब्धस्य: of the obtained (value)
• लब्धस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √लभ् (धातु) → लब्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (PPP) ‘लब्ध’ used substantively; नपुंसक/पुं-सम्भाव्य, षष्ठी एकवचन; ‘of the obtained (value)’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आपम्: arc (cāpa) / arc-value
• आपम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; (पाठः ‘चापं’ इति—अत्र ‘आपम्’ पृथक्कृतम्)

• लिप्त-आदि: (in) minutes etc.
• लिप्त-आदि: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिप्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘लिप्तादि’ = minutes etc.; विशेषणम्

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

• शैध्र्यम्: ‘śaidhrya’ (a computed quantity; likely correction/arc measure)
• शैध्र्यम्: सम्प्रदान/विधेय (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैध्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: विशेष्य/विधेय (Demonstrative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्मृतम्: is stated
• स्मृतम्: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘is stated/considered’

• एतत्-आदौ: beginning with this / from this onward
• एतत्-आदौ: अधिकरण (Adverbial locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एतत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; ‘आदौ’ locative-form used adverbially: ‘beginning with this’

• कुज-आदीनाम्: of Mars and others
• कुज-आदीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुज (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘कुजादयः’ = Mars etc.; ‘of Mars etc.’

• चतुर्थे: in the fourth (step)
• चतुर्थे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं-सम्भाव्य, सप्तमी एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण; ‘in the fourth’ (context: fourth operation/step)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• कर्मणि: in the operation/procedure
• कर्मणि: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; अधिकरणे (locative): ‘in the operation/procedure’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue on dharma/technical results)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Kuja (Mars)

FAQs

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

It frames karma-phala as rule-governed: specific conditions or indicators (like cāpa, lipta, etc.) correspond to definite outcomes (śaidhrya), encouraging disciplined, knowledge-based practice rather than guesswork.

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

Indirectly: by clarifying that worldly and ritual results follow technical laws, it steers a seeker to rely on devotion to the Supreme for liberation while using such knowledge responsibly for dharmic living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-style technical mapping of indicators to outcomes—here emphasizing Mars (Kuja) and procedural classification (the ‘fourth’ karma), useful for interpreting ritual/astrological results in a structured way.