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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

गोजाश्च कर्कयुग्मेन रात्र्याख्या पृष्टकोदयाः । शेषा दिनाख्यास्तूभयं तिमिः क्रूरः सौम्यः पुमान् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

gojāśca karkayugmena rātryākhyā pṛṣṭakodayāḥ | śeṣā dinākhyāstūbhayaṃ timiḥ krūraḥ saumyaḥ pumān || 6 ||

Translation

Zeichen wie Go und Ajā sowie das Paar Karka und Yugma heißen, wenn sie „vom Rücken her“ aufgehen (also in umgekehrter Ausrichtung), „Nachtzeichen“. Die übrigen nennt man „Tagzeichen“; und Timi ist von beiderlei Art: ist er wild, so ist er unheilvoll, ist er sanft, so ist er heilvoll, und er gilt als männlich.

Word by Word
गोजाःGojā(s) (a set of sign-names)
गोजाः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootगोज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; technical sign-name(s)
चand
च:
समुच्चय (Coordinator)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
कर्कयुग्मेनwith the Karka-yugma (Cancer-pair)
कर्कयुग्मेन:
करण (Karana/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्क + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; instrumental: 'by/with the pair (Cancer & Gemini)' (technical)
रात्र्याख्याःcalled 'night'
रात्र्याख्याः:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootरात्रि + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'called night(-signs)'
पृष्टकोदयाःback-rising
पृष्टकोदयाः:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपृष्टक + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'rising from the back' (technical: back-rising signs)
शेषाःthe rest
शेषाः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'the remaining (ones)'
दिनाख्याःcalled 'day'
दिनाख्याः:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिन + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'called day(-signs)'
तुbut/indeed
तु:
सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (adversative/emphatic particle)
उभयम्both
उभयम्:
विशेष्य/विधेय (Predicate/summary)
TypeNoun
Rootउभय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'both' (here: as predicate/summary)
तिमिःtimi (a category)
तिमिः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतिमि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; technical term (a class/category name)
क्रूरःharsh/cruel
क्रूरः:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रूर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; qualifies तिमिः
सौम्यःgentle/benefic
सौम्यः:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; qualifies तिमिः
पुमान्a male
पुमान्:
विधेय (Predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'male/man' (predicate)
Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities
N
Narada
S
Sanatkumara

FAQs

It links Moksha-oriented living with disciplined use of Kāla (time): recognizing auspicious and inauspicious indications through Jyotiṣa helps align actions with dharma and reduces avoidable disturbance in sādhana.

While the verse is technical (Jyotiṣa), its bhakti-use is practical: a devotee plans vrata, pūjā, and sacred observances at suitable times, minimizing obstacles and keeping the mind steady in devotion.

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: it classifies certain astral divisions as diurnal/nocturnal based on their mode of rising, and notes a mixed category (Timi) whose ‘krūra/saumya’ condition changes the predicted result.

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