Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

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

Devanagari script

विष्णुचक्रोत्कृत्तशिराः पङ्गुः पीयूषपानतः । अमृत्युतां गतस्तत्र खेटत्वे परिकल्पितः ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

viṣṇucakrotkṛttaśirāḥ paṅguḥ pīyūṣapānataḥ | amṛtyutāṃ gatastatra kheṭatve parikalpitaḥ || 79 ||

Translation

Dort erlangte der Lahme—dessen Haupt vom Diskus Viṣṇus abgetrennt worden war—durch das Trinken des Nektars (amṛta) die Unsterblichkeit und wurde daraufhin in den Stand eines himmlischen Gestirns, eines Planeten (kheṭa), eingesetzt.

Word by Word

• विष्णुचक्रोत्कृत्तशिराः: whose head was cut off by Vishnu’s discus
• विष्णुचक्रोत्कृत्तशिराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु + चक्र + उत्कृत्त + शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य शिरः विष्णुचक्रेण उत्कृत्तम्)

• पङ्गुः: a lame man
• पङ्गुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पीयूषपानतः: from drinking nectar
• पीयूषपानतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीयूष + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-भावे, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ पञ्चमी (ablative of cause): ‘from/through drinking nectar’

• अमृत्युताम्: deathlessness
• अमृत्युताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत्युतā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गतः: attained/went
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (having gone/attained)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• खेटत्वे: in the state of being a planet/comet (kheṭa)
• खेटत्वे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खेटत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; भावप्रत्यय -त्व (state/condition)

• परिकल्पितः: was assigned/ordained
• परिकल्पितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कल्प् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (appointed/assigned)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha Dharma narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra
• Amrita (Nectar)

FAQs

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

It highlights how Viṣṇu’s divine agency can transform even a seemingly ruined state (beheaded, lame) into deathlessness, indicating the supremacy of divine grace over ordinary karmic limitation.

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

By centering Viṣṇu (and His cakra) as the decisive power behind transformation and immortality, the verse supports the bhakti view that surrender to Viṣṇu brings protection and upliftment beyond worldly conditions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses cosmological vocabulary—especially kheṭa (planet/celestial luminary)—which aligns with Jyotiṣa-style technical language about heavenly bodies and their ordained status in the cosmic order.