Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

भुजकोटिकृतियोगमूलं कर्णश्च दोर्भवेत् । श्रुतिकृत्यंतरपद कोटिर्दोः कर्णवर्गयोः ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

bhujakoṭikṛtiyogamūlaṃ karṇaśca dorbhavet | śrutikṛtyaṃtarapada koṭirdoḥ karṇavargayoḥ || 44 ||

Translation

Die Wurzel des „Yoga“, der durch die Verbindung an der Spitze des Arms entsteht, heißt das „Ohr“, und auch der Arm selbst entspricht ihm. Zwischen Ohr und Arm liegt die Zwischenstufe „koṭi“ (Gelenk/Winkel), zu den Gruppierungen von Arm und Ohr gehörig.

Word by Word

• भुज-कोटि-कृति-योग-मूलम्: the square-root of the sum of the squares of the arm and the base
• भुज-कोटि-कृति-योग-मूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + कृति (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषार्थः (determinative)

• कर्णः: the hypotenuse/diagonal
• कर्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दोः: the arm/side
• दोः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोः/दोर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; वैदिक/छन्दसि रूप (irregular nominative)

• भवेत्: should be/becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रुति-कृति-अन्तर-पदम्: the intermediate term between the square and the hypotenuse (i.e., the other side)
• श्रुति-कृति-अन्तर-पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + कृति (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative)

• कोटिः: the base/perpendicular side
• कोटिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• दोः: of the arm
• दोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोः/दोर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• कर्ण-वर्गयोः: of the squares of the hypotenuse
• कर्ण-वर्गयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), द्विवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/disciplinary register)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames the body as a disciplined field of practice, where precise ‘junctions’ and ‘positions’ (yoga, pada, koṭi) are mapped and contemplated to support ordered sadhana within moksha-dharma.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing precision and inner order, it supports the devotee’s steadiness (niyama) so that devotional practices—japa, remembrance, and worship—are performed with focused attention rather than distraction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A Shiksha/Vedanga-like technical method: identifying bodily ‘points’ and intermediate ‘steps’ (pada) used for structured recitation, ritual placement, or contemplative alignment in practice.