Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 192

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

परार्द्धयुंजि क्रमशः संप्रीतिर्दम्पतेर्मिथः । जघन्यास्तोयपाद्रा र्हिपवनांतकनाकपाः ॥ १९२ ॥

Transliteration

parārddhayuṃji kramaśaḥ saṃprītirdampatermithaḥ | jaghanyāstoyapādrā rhipavanāṃtakanākapāḥ || 192 ||

Translation

Der Reihe nach wird das Maß namens „parārdha“ angewandt; und die gegenseitige Zuneigung von Ehemann und Ehefrau schreitet entsprechend fort. Die niedrigsten (Klassen/Maße) sind: Wasser, Schritt, „drā“, „arhi“, Wind, das Ende (Tod), Gold und „kāpa“.

Word by Word

• para-ardha-yuñji: (it/they) joined in the latter half
• para-ardha-yuñji: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक) + √yuj (धातु)
• Form: √yuj (युज्) लुङ्/आर्ष-लिट्-प्रायः, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; para-ardha (परार्द्ध) = ‘in the latter half’ (adverbial sense)

• kramaśaḥ: successively/in order
• kramaśaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kramaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• saṃprītiḥ: mutual affection/attachment
• saṃprītiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃprīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• dampateḥ: of the couple (husband and wife)
• dampateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dampati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• mithaḥ: mutually/with each other
• mithaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mithaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), परस्परार्थक (reciprocal adverb)

• jaghanyāḥ: lowest/last (in order)
• jaghanyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jaghanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural) — qualifying an implied feminine plural (e.g., tārāḥ/nakṣatrāṇi as a class-name list)

• toya-pāḥ: water-drinkers (a class-name)
• toya-pāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: toya (प्रातिपदिक) + √pā (धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः: toya-pā (water-drinker); कृदन्तः: √pā + क्विप्/ण्वुल्-प्रायः (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• drāḥ: (name/class) Drāḥ (uncertain)
• drāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: drā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (as transmitted; lexeme uncertain/rare)

• rhi-pavanāntaka-nākapāḥ: Rhi-, Pavana-, Antaka-, and Nākapāḥ (names/classes; text uncertain)
• rhi-pavanāntaka-nākapāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rhi (प्रातिपदिक) + pavana (प्रातिपदिक) + antaka (प्रातिपदिक) + nāka (प्रातिपदिक) + √pā (धातु)
• Form: समाहार/सूची-समास-प्रयोगः (list-like compound as transmitted); अंतिमपद nāka-pā (heaven-drinker/guardian of heaven) = √pā agent noun; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पाठ-समस्या: ‘rhi-’ element unclear (possibly ṛṣi/arhi etc.)

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames human life (including household harmony) within an ordered cosmic scheme of measures, reminding the seeker that worldly relations and experiences unfold within a larger, regulated order (kāla/saṅkhyā) that ultimately points toward mokṣa.

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

By placing domestic affection and worldly gradations inside a structured cosmic order, the verse supports a bhakti-oriented insight: stable dharmic life (including marital concord) becomes a foundation from which one turns the mind toward the Supreme beyond all measures.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical enumeration and measurement traditions (saṅkhyā/gaṇanā used in jyotiṣa and cosmological calculation), where named units and hierarchical scales are listed and applied in sequence.