Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

चत्वारिंशत्क्रमात्र्त्रिशद्र वींदू भूसुतो नव । पंचदशैकादशभिर्दिवसैः शशिनंदनः ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

catvāriṃśatkramātrtriśadra vīṃdū bhūsuto nava | paṃcadaśaikādaśabhirdivasaiḥ śaśinaṃdanaḥ || 49 ||

Translation

Der Reihe nach: Sonne und Mond vollenden ihre Umläufe in dreißig und vierzig Tagen; Mars (Sohn der Erde) in neun; und Merkur (Sohn des Mondes) in fünfzehn und elf Tagen.

Word by Word

• चत्वारिंशत्: forty
• चत्वारिंशत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चत्वारिंशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या (indeclinable-like numeral); परिमाणवाचक

• क्रमात्: from/according to sequence
• क्रमात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘in sequence/from order’ (ablatival usage)

• त्रिंशत्: thirty
• त्रिंशत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिंशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; परिमाणवाचक

• द्र: (particle; unclear)
• द्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्र (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: निपात; पाठभेद/अनिश्चित-पद (uncertain particle; manuscript-dependent)

• वींदू: Vīndū (name/term; uncertain)
• वींदू: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वींदू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पाठभेद/अनिश्चित-रूप (uncertain form; possibly proper name/term)

• भूसुतः: son of the Earth (epithet)
• भूसुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘son of the earth’)

• नव: nine
• नव: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; परिमाणवाचक

• पञ्चदश-एकादश-भिः: by (periods of) fifteen and eleven
• पञ्चदश-एकादश-भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + एकादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (copulative: ‘by fifteen and eleven’)

• दिवसैः: with/by days
• दिवसैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• शशि-नन्दनः: son of the Moon (epithet)
• शशि-नन्दनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘son of the moon’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)
• Indu/Shashi (Moon)
• Bhūsuta (Mars)
• Śaśinandana (Mercury)

FAQs

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

It frames time (kāla) as a knowable cosmic order through Jyotiṣa, supporting dharma by enabling correct calendrical and ritual timing—an aid on the mokṣa-oriented path described in this section.

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

Indirectly: by teaching time-reckoning for sacred observances, it helps devotees perform Viṣṇu-oriented vratas and worship on proper days, strengthening disciplined bhakti through correct practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomy/astrology): it gives day-based measures for the motions/periods of luminaries and planets used in pañcāṅga calculations, muhūrta selection, and vrata scheduling.