Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

चद्रोपरागे जुहुयाद्दशमे सोम इत्यृचा । आप्यायस्व ऋचा चैव सोमपास्त इति द्विज ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

cadroparāge juhuyāddaśame soma ityṛcā | āpyāyasva ṛcā caiva somapāsta iti dvija || 59 ||

Translation

O twice-born one, at the time of a lunar eclipse one should offer oblations—at the tenth portion—with the Ṛgvedic verse beginning “soma”; and also with the verse “āpyāyasva”, performing the rite as the Soma-drinker.

Word by Word

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

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

• दशमे: in the tenth (section)
• दशमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — “in the tenth (mandala/anuvāka etc.)” (contextual locative)

• सोम: Soma
• सोम: उद्धृतपद (Quoted term)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — quoted word in mantra

• इति: thus
• इति: उद्धरण (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• ऋचा: with a ṛg-verse
• ऋचा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच्/ऋचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental: “with a ṛk-verse”

• आप्यायस्व: grow; be invigorated
• आप्यायस्व: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√प्यै/प्या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — “be filled/grow” (mantra form)

• ऋचा: with a ṛg-verse
• ऋचा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — “with (another) ṛk-verse”

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

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic/limiting particle)

• सोम-पास्त: Soma-drinker
• सोम-पास्त: उद्धृतपद (Quoted epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + प (धातु) → पास्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सोमं पीतवान्) — “Soma-drinker” (quoted epithet in mantra)

• इति: thus
• इति: उद्धरण (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative)

• द्विज: O brahmin
• द्विज: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — “O twice-born”

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Chandra

FAQs

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

It frames the lunar eclipse as a potent ritual window where Soma-mantras and homa offerings are prescribed, turning an ominous celestial event into a dharmic act of sanctification and restraint.

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

Though primarily ritualistic, it supports bhakti indirectly by emphasizing disciplined Vedic worship (mantra and offering) during sacred times, cultivating reverence and steadiness of mind—qualities that mature into devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy) is implied through timing the rite at the “tenth” portion during a lunar eclipse, and Kalpa (ritual procedure) is reflected in the specification of mantras and homa performance.