Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 160

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

Devanagari script

त्रिभानांगार्कविश्लेषांशोंशोनघ्नाः । पुरंदराः । हराप्तालंबनं स्वर्णवित्रिभेर्काधिकोनके ॥ १६० ॥

Transliteration

tribhānāṃgārkaviśleṣāṃśoṃśonaghnāḥ | puraṃdarāḥ | harāptālaṃbanaṃ svarṇavitribherkādhikonake || 160 ||

Translation

Dieser Vers erscheint in der überlieferten Fassung stark verderbt und verstümmelt: Er wirkt eher wie eine beschädigte Merkliste (möglicherweise von Namen, Epitheta oder Fachbegriffen) als wie eine syntaktisch vollständige Śloka. Daher lässt sich ohne Rückgriff auf eine kritische Edition oder Parallelhandschriften keine sichere, inhaltlich stimmige Übersetzung geben.

Word by Word

• त्रि-भानाम्: of the three lights/three bhā-s
• त्रि-भानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + भा/भान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (अनिश्चित), षष्ठी, बहुवचन (gen pl); समासः—द्विगु (numerical)

• अर्क-विश्लेष-अंश-अंश-नघ्नाः: (those) multiplied/treated by the sun’s separation and by aṃśa-aṃśa (fraction of fraction)
• अर्क-विश्लेष-अंश-अंश-नघ्नाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + विश्लेष (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक) + नघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (nom pl); समासः—तत्पुरुष

• पुरंदराः: Purandaras (Indras)
• पुरंदराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (nom pl)

• हर-आप्त-आलम्बनम्: the support/quantity obtained from Hara
• हर-आप्त-आलम्बनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + आलम्बन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (nom/acc sg); समासः—तत्पुरुष

• स्वर्ण-वि-त्रिभिः: by the three (measures) of gold / by triple-gold factor
• स्वर्ण-वि-त्रिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + त्रि (संख्या)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instr pl); समासः—तत्पुरुष (with vi- as prefix element)

• अर्क-अधिक-ऊनके: in/with the sun-increased and reduced (value)
• अर्क-अधिक-ऊनके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative sg; form uncertain due to textual corruption); समासः—तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Sanatkumara (to Narada) — attribution based on the dominant dialogue frame of Book 1.2 (Moksha-dharma), but this specific line needs chapter-level verification.

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

In its present form, the line reads like a damaged mnemonic enumeration (names/terms) rather than a clear teaching; its significance likely lies in cataloguing epithets or technical items within a mokṣa-dharma discussion, but the exact doctrinal point cannot be stated reliably without a verified reading.

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

This transmitted text does not explicitly present a bhakti instruction (such as nāma-smaraṇa, pūjā, or Viṣṇu-stuti). If the verse belongs to a list of divine epithets, it may support devotional recollection, but a dependable bhakti linkage requires a corrected śloka from a critical source.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The appearance of terms like Aṅgāraka (Mars) suggests an astrological/technical register (Jyotiṣa-vedāṅga), but the verse is too corrupt to extract a usable rule; it mainly highlights the need for careful textual collation when using Purāṇic verses for ritual or jyotiṣa application.