Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

उत्पत्तिलक्षणं चैव सर्वं संक्षेपतो ब्रुवे । एकं दश शतं चैव सहस्रायुतलक्षकम् ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

utpattilakṣaṇaṃ caiva sarvaṃ saṃkṣepato bruve | ekaṃ daśa śataṃ caiva sahasrāyutalakṣakam || 12 ||

Translation

Je dirai brièvement les traits qui définissent la création. D’abord, qu’on comprenne les mesures du nombre : un, dix, cent, mille, dix mille et un lakh (cent mille).

Word by Word

• उत्पत्ति-लक्षणम्: the characteristics of origin/production
• उत्पत्ति-लक्षणम्: Karma (कर्म/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (उत्पत्तेः लक्षणम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed; also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• संक्षेपतः: briefly; in summary
• संक्षेपतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण); तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• ब्रुवे: I say; I shall state
• ब्रुवे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (संख्यावाचक)

• दश: ten
• दश: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचनार्थ (ten)

• शतम्: hundred
• शतम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (hundred)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• एव: indeed; also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• सहस्र-अयुत-लक्षकम्: thousand, ten-thousand, and hundred-thousand (lakṣa)
• सहस्र-अयुत-लक्षकम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अयुत (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संख्यासमाहार-द्वन्द्वः (सहस्रं च अयुतं च लक्षं च)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It prepares the listener for a structured teaching on creation by defining the numerical scale used in Purāṇic cosmology, emphasizing clarity and disciplined understanding before metaphysical exposition.

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

Indirectly: by presenting creation systematically, it supports contemplative understanding of the Lord’s ordered manifestation; such reflective knowledge can strengthen devotion by revealing cosmic order rather than confusion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A basic technical framework of saṅkhyā (enumeration/number-measure), which underlies precise Purāṇic description and supports related disciplines like Jyotiṣa (astronomy/astrology) where large number-scales are frequently used.