Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

रौद्रे न्दुसार्पपित्र् येषु ज्ञेया मिश्राह्वया गतिः । भाग्यार्यमेज्यादितिषु संक्षिप्ता गतिरुच्यते ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

raudre ndusārpapitr yeṣu jñeyā miśrāhvayā gatiḥ | bhāgyāryamejyāditiṣu saṃkṣiptā gatirucyate || 45 ||

Translation

In the divisions called Raudra, Indu, Sārpa, and Pitṛya, the gati (course) is to be understood as the “mixed” (miśra) course. In the divisions called Bhāgya, Āryama, Ejya, and Āditi, the course is declared to be the “condensed/brief” (saṃkṣiptā) one.

Word by Word

• raudre: in (the nakṣatra) Raudra
• raudre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे (नक्षत्रनाम), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• indu-sārpa-pitṛ-yeṣu: in Indu, Sārpa, and Pitṛ (groups/stations)
• indu-sārpa-pitṛ-yeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indu + sārpa + pitṛ + ya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (सूची): ‘इन्दु, सार्प, पितृ’ इत्यादि-येṣu (nakṣatra-groups)

• jñeyā: is to be known
• jñeyā: Vidhi (विधेय/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु) + ya (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (तव्य/यत्-भाव), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण: ‘ज्ञातव्या’ = ‘should be known’

• miśra-āhvayā: by the name ‘mixed’ / called ‘mixed’
• miśra-āhvayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: miśra + āhvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘मिश्र’ + ‘आह्वय’ = ‘called mixed’); ‘गति’ विशेषण-रूपेण

• gatiḥ: the course/movement
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhāgya-aryama-ejya-ādi-tiṣu: in Bhāgya, Aryamā, Ejya, etc.
• bhāgya-aryama-ejya-ādi-tiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgya + aryaman + ejya + ādi + ti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (तिथि/तारा-समूह-नाम), सप्तमी, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (सूची) ‘भाग्य, अर्यमा, एज्य’ आदि-तिषु

• saṃkṣiptā: contracted/brief
• saṃkṣiptā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ + kṣip (धातु) + ta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘गति’ विशेषण

• gatiḥ: the course/movement
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ucyate: is said/called
• ucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Raudra
• Indu
• Sarpa
• Pitrs
• Bhagya
• Aryama
• Ejya
• Aditi

FAQs

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

It shows that even technical Vedic sciences (like Jyotiṣa-style classifications) are systematized into clear types of “gati” (courses), encouraging disciplined understanding rather than confusion—supporting right knowledge (jñāna) within Mokṣa-dharma.

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

Indirectly: by organizing technical categories (gati) into defined types, the text supports correct observance and right timing/understanding, which traditionally aids steady sādhana—making devotional practice orderly and consistent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-style taxonomy: named divisions (Raudra, Indu, Sārpa, Pitṛya, Bhāgya, Āryama, Ejya, Āditi) are mapped to two interpretive modes of “gati”—Miśra (mixed) and Saṃkṣiptā (condensed).