Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

मध्यगो द्वारदक्षाणि अतीत्य नववासवात् । यमेंद्रा हीशनोयेशमरुतश्चार्द्धतारकाः ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

madhyago dvāradakṣāṇi atītya navavāsavāt | yameṃdrā hīśanoyeśamarutaścārddhatārakāḥ || 23 ||

Translation

Durch die südlichen Tore schreitend, geht der, der im mittleren Lauf wandelt, über die neun Vāsavas hinaus; dort begegnet er Yama und Indra, Īśāna und Yeaśa, den Maruts und den Halbsternen.

Word by Word

• मध्य-गः: being/going in the middle
• मध्य-गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (गम् धातु, कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—मध्ये गः

• द्वार-दक्षाणि: the ‘door-right’ (sections/names)
• द्वार-दक्षाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक) + दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—द्वाराणां दक्षाणि (names/sections)

• अतीत्य: having crossed; passing beyond
• अतीत्य: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति-इ (इ धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having passed beyond’

• नव-वासवात्: from the nine Vasus
• नव-वासवात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः—नव वासवाः (nine Vasus)

• यम-इन्द्राः: Yama and Indra
• यम-इन्द्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः—यमश्च इन्द्रश्च (as a pair/group-name)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अर्थे ‘indeed/for’

• ईशनो-येश-मरुतः: Īśāna, (U)yeśa, and the Maruts
• ईशनो-येश-मरुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशन (प्रातिपदिक) + उयेश/येश (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/नाम) + मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समाहार/द्वन्द्व-प्रायः देवतानामसमूहः (पाठे संधिसंयोगः)

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

• अर्द्ध-तारकाः: half-stars; semi-asterisms
• अर्द्ध-तारकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—अर्द्धाः तारकाः/अर्द्धभागसम्बद्धाः तारकाः

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vasavas
• Yama
• Indra
• Ishana
• Maruts
• Tarakas (stars)

FAQs

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

It maps a cosmological stage in the soul’s journey: even after passing prominent divine stations (like the Vasavas and Maruts), one is still within graded realms—implying that true moksha lies beyond all such celestial waypoints.

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

By listing exalted deities as intermediate encounters, the verse indirectly teaches that bhakti aimed at final liberation should not stop at heavenly attainments; devotion must be oriented to the Supreme beyond all devatā-lokas.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa-style thinking: classification of celestial hosts (tārakā/stars) and directional “gates” indicates an astral-cosmological framework used in Purāṇic descriptions of destinations and spiritual trajectories.