Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design

Devanagari script

नक्षत्रकल्पो वेदानां संहितानां तथैव च । चतुर्थः स्यादाङ्गिरसः शान्तिकल्पश्च पञ्चमः ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

nakṣatrakalpo vedānāṃ saṃhitānāṃ tathaiva ca | caturthaḥ syādāṅgirasaḥ śāntikalpaśca pañcamaḥ || 2 ||

Translation

Pour les Veda —et de même pour leurs Saṃhitā—, le quatrième est dit être le Nakṣatra-kalpa ; le suivant (le cinquième) est l’Āṅgirasa-kalpa, ainsi que le Śānti-kalpa.

Word by Word

• नक्षत्रकल्पः: Nakṣatra-kalpa (astral kalpa section)
• नक्षत्रकल्पः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'नक्षत्राणां कल्पः'

• वेदानाम्: of the Vedas
• वेदानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• संहितानाम्: of the Saṃhitās
• संहितानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-बोधक)

• चतुर्थः: the fourth
• चतुर्थः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• स्यात्: would be/is said to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• आङ्गिरसः: Āṅgirasa (name of a kalpa/section)
• आङ्गिरसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आङ्गिरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• शान्तिकल्पः: Śānti-kalpa (pacificatory kalpa)
• शान्तिकल्पः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'शान्तेः/शान्त्यर्थः कल्पः'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-बोधक)

• पञ्चमः: the fifth
• पञ्चमः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgiras

FAQs

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

It frames specific Kalpa traditions (Nakṣatra, Āṅgirasa, and Śānti) as authoritative Vedic supports, showing that correct ritual method and remedial rites are organized within recognized Vedic systems.

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

Indirectly: it situates devotional and dharmic practice within disciplined Vedic procedure—right timing (nakṣatra-based) and śānti (pacification) support a steady mind and orderly life conducive to bhakti and mokṣa-oriented living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-oriented applied knowledge—especially nakṣatra-based scheduling (astral timing) and śānti-karmas (remedial/pacificatory rites)—as structured aids for performing Vedic rituals correctly.