Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

Tithi-Nirṇaya for Vratas: Ekādaśī Rules, Saṅkrānti Punya-kāla, Eclipse Observances, and Prāyaścitta

Devanagari script

सूर्योपरागे जुहुयादुदुत्यं जातवेदसम् । आसत्येंनोद्वयं चैव त्रयोमंत्रा उदाहृताः ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

sūryoparāge juhuyādudutyaṃ jātavedasam | āsatyeṃnodvayaṃ caiva trayomaṃtrā udāhṛtāḥ || 60 ||

Translation

Zur Zeit der Sonnenfinsternis soll man die Opfergabe in das heilige Feuer darbringen mit dem Mantra „Ud u tyam“ und dem (Agni-)Mantra „Jātavedasam“; ebenso sind „Ā satye“ und das Paar der „Anna“-Mantras vorgeschrieben—so werden drei Mantra-Gruppen für diesen Ritus genannt.

Word by Word

• सूर्य-उपरागे: at the solar eclipse
• सूर्य-उपरागे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उपराग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative: “at solar eclipse”

• जुहुयात्: should offer
• जुहुयात्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), 3rd person singular, परस्मैपद — “should offer (oblation)”

• उदु-त्यम्: (the hymn beginning) “ud u tyam”
• उदु-त्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदु-त्य (प्रातिपदिक; मन्त्रपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — quoted mantra-name/incipit as object of juhuyāt

• जात-वेदसम्: Jātavedas (Agni)
• जात-वेदसम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जात (कृदन्त, क्त; √जन्) + वेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः — epithet (Agni) “Jātavedas” as quoted/object

• आसत्ये: (the mantra beginning) “āsatye”
• आसत्ये: उद्धृतपद/कर्म (Quoted term/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसत्य (प्रातिपदिक; मन्त्रपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — mantra-name/incipit “āsatye” (quoted)

• एनः-द्वयम्: the pair (of mantras) concerning sin
• एनः-द्वयम्: उद्धृतपद/कर्म (Quoted set/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः — “a pair of (mantras about) sin” (context: two mantras)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — numeral adjective qualifying मन्त्राः

• मन्त्राः: mantras
• मन्त्राः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — subject

• उदाहृताः: are stated
• उदाहृताः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-√हृ (धातु) → उदाहृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive participle) — “have been stated/mentioned”

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Agni (Jatavedas)

FAQs

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

It frames a solar eclipse (sūryoparāga) as a potent ritual juncture where correctly chosen Vedic mantras, offered through Agni, are said to intensify the efficacy of worship and purification.

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

Bhakti is expressed here through disciplined, reverential action—offering oblations with Sūrya- and Agni-related mantras—treating cosmic events as opportunities to remember and honor divine order (ṛta).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual science tied to timing (Jyotiṣa/astral calculation for eclipses) and correct mantra deployment in homa (Kalpa), showing how rites are adapted to specific astronomical occasions.