Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151

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

Devanagari script

भागयुक्तं च हीनं च व्ययनांशं तनुः कुजे । प्राक्पश्चान्नतनाडीभ्यस्तद्वल्लंकोदयासुभिः ॥ १५१ ॥

Transliteration

bhāgayuktaṃ ca hīnaṃ ca vyayanāṃśaṃ tanuḥ kuje | prākpaścānnatanāḍībhyastadvallaṃkodayāsubhiḥ || 151 ||

Translation

Wenn Mars (Kuja) im Aszendenten steht, soll der «vyaya-aṃśa» (Abzugs-/Mangelanteil) berechnet werden, indem er gemäß dem erforderlichen Bruch sowohl vermehrt als auch vermindert wird; ebenso ist er aus den östlichen und westlichen «nata-nāḍī» (Gnomon-/Schattenmaßen) abzuleiten und in gleicher Weise aus den «Laṅkā-udaya-asus» (maßgeblichen Referenzeinheiten der Aufgangszeit).

Word by Word

• भाग-युक्तम्: combined with a part/fraction
• भाग-युक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाग + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भागेन युक्तम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• हीनम्: deficient/reduced
• हीनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• व्यय-न-अंशम्: the unspent portion
• व्यय-न-अंशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यय + न + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (व्ययस्य न-अंशः = non-expended part)

• तनुः: the body/quantity (tanu)
• तनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कुजे: in Kuja (Mars)
• कुजे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• प्राक्: before/earlier
• प्राक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/दिशावाचक (before/eastward)

• पश्चात्: after/later
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/दिशावाचक (after/westward)

• नत-नाडीभ्यः: from the inclined nāḍīs
• नत-नाडीभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नत + नाडी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (नताः नाड्यः)

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘in the same manner’

• लङ्क-उदय-असुभिः: by the asus of the Lanka-rising (reference)
• लङ्क-उदय-असुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्क + उदय + असु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (लङ्कायाः उदयः; तस्य असवः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching to Narada in a technical Jyotisha/ganita passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Kuja (Mars)
• Laṅkā

FAQs

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

It shows that Moksha-Dharma teaching in the Narada Purana also preserves Vedāṅga knowledge—disciplined time-reckoning and precise calculation—supporting correct timing for dharmic practice and study.

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

Indirectly: accurate Jyotiṣa calculation is presented as a supporting limb for dharma (right timing and order), which helps a devotee maintain steady sādhana; the verse itself is primarily technical rather than devotional.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa/astronomical computation: use of nata-nāḍī (gnomon/shadow-based measures), reference rising-time units (Laṅkā-udaya asu), and adjustment by fractional increase/decrease for determining a derived quantity (vyaya-aṃśa) when Mars is in the ascendant.