Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

मध्मार्गे च तिसृषु सर्वमप्यधमं फलम् । पूर्वस्यां दिशि मेघस्तु शुभदः पितृपंचके ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

madhmārge ca tisṛṣu sarvamapyadhamaṃ phalam | pūrvasyāṃ diśi meghastu śubhadaḥ pitṛpaṃcake || 68 ||

Translation

Erscheint (ein Zeichen wie eine Wolke) auf dem mittleren Pfad und in drei (bestimmten Stellungen), so ist die Frucht insgesamt gering. Doch eine Wolke im Osten ist glückverheißend während der fünftägigen Pitṛ-Zeit (Ahnenriten).

Word by Word

• मधु-मार्गे: in the Madhu path
• मधु-मार्गे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in the Madhu path’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• तिसृषु: in the three
• तिसृषु: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी बहुवचन; Locative plural

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; here used as subject-complement with ‘फलम्’ (nominative)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; additive particle

• अधमम्: inferior/low
• अधमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; agrees with ‘फलम्’

• फलम्: result/fruit
• फलम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• पूर्वस्याम्: in the eastern
• पूर्वस्याम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular; agrees with ‘दिशि’

• दिशि: direction
• दिशि: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular

• मेघः: cloud
• मेघः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; adversative/contrastive particle

• शुभदः: bestowing auspiciousness
• शुभदः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular; agrees with ‘मेघः’

• पितृ-पंचके: in the Pitṛ-pañcaka (five-day period)
• पितृ-पंचके: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in the group of five (days) of the Pitṛs’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on dharma/omens relevant to rites)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs

FAQs

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

It links natural signs (like clouds by direction) with dharmic timing, emphasizing that auspiciousness for rites—especially ancestral offerings—depends on proper indications and context.

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

Indirectly: it supports bhakti-informed dharma by guiding when Pitṛ-karmas should be undertaken auspiciously, which sustains gratitude and sacred duty within a devotional life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/omens): interpreting direction-based atmospheric signs and applying them to ritual timing, particularly for Pitṛ-related observances.