Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

कुर्याद्विलोमगो वापि स्वांशोक्तपरगैः समम् । कुजेंदुहेतुकं स्त्रीणां प्रतिमासमिहार्तवम् ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

kuryādvilomago vāpi svāṃśoktaparagaiḥ samam | kujeṃduhetukaṃ strīṇāṃ pratimāsamihārtavam || 41 ||

Translation

Selbst wenn man in entgegengesetzter (unregelmäßiger) Weise vorgeht, tritt der monatliche Menstruationslauf der Frauen hier dennoch gleichermaßen ein, verursacht durch Mars und den Mond.

Word by Word

• कुर्यात्: should make/produce
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; should do/make

• विलोमगः: retrograde/contrary-moving
• विलोमगः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विलोमग (प्रातिपदिक: विलोम + ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘going contrary/retrograde’

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: समुच्चय (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• स्वांश: own portion/division
• स्वांश: सम्बन्ध (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वांश (प्रातिपदिक: स्व + अंश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप); member in compound

• उक्त: stated
• उक्त: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (वच्-धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासमध्यपद-रूप); ‘said/mentioned’

• परगैः: with those in others’ divisions/foreign-goers
• परगैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परग (प्रातिपदिक: पर + ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; ‘going to others/foreign’

• समम्: equally/together
• समम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘equally/together’

• कुज: Mars
• कुज: सम्बन्ध (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप); member in compound

• इन्दु: Moon
• इन्दु: सम्बन्ध (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप); member in compound

• हेतुकम्: caused by
• हेतुकम्: हेतु (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेतुक (प्रातिपदिक: हेतु + क)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; here as predicate/qualifier ‘caused by’

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• प्रति: per/each
• प्रति: अवधि (Distribution/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition) ‘per/each’

• मासम्: month
• मासम्: कालाधिकरण (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; Accusative singular (used with प्रति)

• इह: here
• इह: देशाधिकरण (Place/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आर्तवम्: menstruation/menstrual flow
• आर्तवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; here as object of kur्यात (understood)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/astrological-physiological explanation)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Kuja (Mars)
• Indu (Moon)

FAQs

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

It frames bodily rhythms as governed by cosmic time and graha-influences, reminding the seeker that embodied life follows kāla-niyama (law of time) even amid irregularities.

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

Indirectly: by acknowledging the body’s time-bound nature, it supports a Bhakti-oriented detachment—one should rely on devotion and dharma rather than identifying the Self with changing bodily conditions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: the verse attributes a recurring bodily cycle to Kuja (Mars) and Indu (Moon), reflecting a graha-based causal model used in traditional calendrical and physiological reasoning.