Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

गतगम्यांतराभ्यस्तं विभजेत्तत्त्वलोचनैः । तदवाप्तफलं योज्यं ज्यापिंडे गतसंज्ञके ॥ ९९ ॥

Transliteration

gatagamyāṃtarābhyastaṃ vibhajettattvalocanaiḥ | tadavāptaphalaṃ yojyaṃ jyāpiṃḍe gatasaṃjñake || 99 ||

Translation

With the discerning eye that beholds the tattvas, one should distinguish what has passed, what is yet to be reached, and what lies between as practiced; then the fruit thus obtained should be applied to the jyāpiṇḍa, the “string-lump,” known as gata, “the gone.”

Word by Word

• गतम्य-अन्तर-अभ्यस्तम्: the practised (value) between the gone and the to-be-gone (interval)
• गतम्य-अन्तर-अभ्यस्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (प्रातिपदिक) + गम्य (कृदन्त) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्यस्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कृदन्त-समासः—अभ्यस्त (क्त, √अभि+अस्/अभ्यास्) ‘practised’, गम्य (यत्, √गम्) ‘to be gone/known’, गत (क्त, √गम्) ‘gone’; समस्तपदम् विशेषणम्

• विभजेत्: should divide
• विभजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्त्व-लोचनैः: with true/accurate methods (lit. ‘eyes of truth’)
• तत्त्व-लोचनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘तत्त्वस्य लोचनैः’ = instruments of true/accurate seeing (i.e., correct methods)

• तत्-अवाप्त-फलम्: the result obtained from that
• तत्-अवाप्त-फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अवाप्त (कृदन्त) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘तस्मात् अवाप्तं फलम्’ = result obtained from that

• योज्यम्: to be added/connected
• योज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be joined/added’

• ज्या-पिण्डे: in the chord-value (jyā-piṇḍa)
• ज्या-पिण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या (प्रातिपदिक) + पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘ज्यायाः पिण्डे’ = in the chord-aggregate/value

• गत-संज्ञके: in (the one) called ‘gata’
• गत-संज्ञके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘गत इति संज्ञा यस्य’ (name/label ‘gata’)—locative agreeing with ज्या-पिण्डे

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical-analytical context within Moksha Dharma)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes tattva-viveka—discriminating the past, the yet-to-come, and the intermediate—then consciously integrating the true outcome into one’s disciplined practice, which supports steadiness on the path to moksha.

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

Though technical in tone, it supports bhakti indirectly by training the mind to stop clinging to what is ‘gone’ and stop chasing what is ‘yet to be reached,’ so devotion can become present, steady, and properly applied.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a procedural, method-based approach typical of Vedanga-style thinking—careful classification (vibhāga) and correct application (yojana) of derived results—akin to how technical disciplines treat rules and outcomes.