Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 166

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

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्वारे क्षणो वारदृष्टस्तद्वासराधिपः । आद्यः षष्ठो द्वितीयोऽस्मात्तत्षष्ठस्तु तृतीयकः ॥ १६६ ॥

Transliteration

yasminvāre kṣaṇo vāradṛṣṭastadvāsarādhipaḥ | ādyaḥ ṣaṣṭho dvitīyo'smāttatṣaṣṭhastu tṛtīyakaḥ || 166 ||

Translation

Cualquiera que sea el día de la semana (vāra) que se observe en ese instante, el señor de ese día es el regente del día. Desde ese señor del día, el primero se cuenta como el sexto; el segundo es el sexto desde él; y el tercero es el sexto desde aquel.

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular ‘in which’

• वारे: in the weekday (vāra)
• वारे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular

• क्षणः: the moment (time-unit)
• क्षणः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative singular

• वार-दृष्टः: observed/assigned by the weekday
• वार-दृष्टः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्ट (कृदन्त; √दृश्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘वारस्य दृष्टः’ (seen/observed with respect to the weekday); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; used as determiner ‘that’

• वासर-अधिपः: the lord of that day
• वासर-अधिपः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘lord of the day’

• आद्यः: the first
• आद्यः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• षष्ठः: the sixth
• षष्ठः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• द्वितीयः: the second
• द्वितीयः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• अस्मात्: from this
• अस्मात्: अपादान (Apādāna/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ablative singular ‘from this’

• तत्-षष्ठः: the sixth (thereafter/of that)
• तत्-षष्ठः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘the sixth of that/thereafter’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis/contrast)

• तृतीयकः: the third
• तृतीयकः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ordinal/derivative adjective ‘third’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It links dharmic practice to right time (kāla): recognizing the weekday’s ruler and applying a counting rule helps align actions with cosmic order, supporting disciplined observance that aids mokṣa-oriented life.

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

While technical, it supports bhakti in practice: vows and worship are traditionally performed with attention to proper kāla; correct determination of the day-lord helps a devotee observe vratas and pūjā with steadiness and scriptural care.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: identifying the vāra (weekday) at a given moment, assigning its vāsarādhipa (planetary day-lord), and using a specific counting method involving the ‘sixth’ position for subsequent computations.