Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā

Devanagari script

होरे विषमभेर्केदोः समये शशिसूर्ययोः । आदिपञ्चनवाधीशाद्रेष्काणेशाः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

hore viṣamabherkedoḥ samaye śaśisūryayoḥ | ādipañcanavādhīśādreṣkāṇeśāḥ prakīrtitāḥ || 3 ||

Translation

In der Einteilung namens Hōrā sind Mond und Sonne die Herrscher zu ihren jeweiligen Zeiten; und in der Dreṣkāṇa‑Einteilung (Dekanat) werden die Herren verkündet, beginnend mit dem Herrn des ersten, fünften und neunten (Zeichens).

Word by Word

• होरे: in (the) hora (hour-division)
• होरे: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; locative 'in hora'

• विषमभे: in an odd sign
• विषमभे: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषम + भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विषम-भ = 'odd sign' (locative)

• एर्केदोः: of Erkedu
• एर्केदोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एर्केदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; proper name (a planetary lord-name)

• समये: at the time
• समये: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'at the time'

• शशिसूर्ययोः: of the Moon and the Sun
• शशिसूर्ययोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि + सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन; dual genitive of a dvandva

• आदि: beginning with / etc.
• आदि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; 'etc./beginning with' (used as compound-member)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; here as compound-member 'five'

• नव: nine
• नव: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; here as compound-member 'nine'

• अधीशात्: from the lord
• अधीशात्: अपादान (Apadana/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; ablative 'from the lord'

• द्रेष्काणेशाः: the lords of the drekkāṇa (decanates)
• द्रेष्काणेशाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रेष्काण + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्रेष्काण-ईश = 'lords of drekkana'

• प्रकीर्तिताः: are proclaimed/declared
• प्रकीर्तिताः: कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (Predicative in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) → प्रकीर्तित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate: 'are proclaimed'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Chandra

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa as a Vedāṅga tool for understanding time (kāla) and its governance, supporting dharmic decision-making rather than mere prediction.

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

Indirectly: by placing cosmic time under divine order (Sun and Moon as regulators), it encourages aligning actions and vows with sacred timing, which supports disciplined devotional life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa—rules for divisional charts (varga), specifically Hōrā (half-sign) and Dreṣkāṇa (decanate) lordships used in calendrical and astrological assessments.