Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 124

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

Devanagari script

रवींदुयोगलिप्तास्तु योगाभभोगभाजिताः । गतगम्याश्च षष्टिघ्ना भुक्तियोगाप्तनाडिकाः ॥ १२४ ॥

Transliteration

ravīṃduyogaliptāstu yogābhabhogabhājitāḥ | gatagamyāśca ṣaṣṭighnā bhuktiyogāptanāḍikāḥ || 124 ||

Translation

Les nāḍikā (unités de temps) se dénombrent d’après les conjonctions du Soleil et de la Lune; elles se répartissent selon les yogas et les demeures lunaires (nakṣatra), avec la part déjà éprouvée (bhoga). On les comprend comme passé et à venir; et, multipliées par soixante, elles donnent la mesure entière selon le calcul du bhukti-yoga.

Word by Word

• रवि-इन्दु-योग-लिप्ताः: smeared/marked with the Sun–Moon conjunction
• रवि-इन्दु-योग-लिप्ताः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + लिप्त (कृदन्त; √लिप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘लिप्त’ = past passive participle; adjective qualifying implied subject (e.g., नाडिकाः/तिथयः)

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

• योग-अभ-भोग-भाजिताः: divided according to yoga, nakṣatra (abha), and bhoga
• योग-अभ-भोग-भाजिताः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + भाजित (कृदन्त; √भज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त) from √भज् ‘to apportion’; ‘भाजित’ = apportioned/divided; adjective

• गत-गम्याः: (having) elapsed and remaining portions
• गत-गम्याः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त; √गम्) + गम्य (कृदन्त; √गम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara) of two participial adjectives: ‘gone’ and ‘to-be-gone/remaining’

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

• षष्टि-घ्नाः: multiplied by sixty / involving sixty-fold factor
• षष्टि-घ्नाः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘-घ्न’ = ‘destroying/multiplying factor’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भाव) ‘sixty-killing’ i.e., factor of 60

• भुक्ति-योग-आप्त-नाडिकाः: nāḍikās obtained by (the computation of) bhukti and yoga
• भुक्ति-योग-आप्त-नाडिकाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्त (कृदन्त; √आप्) + नाडिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; head: नाडिकाः (nāḍikāḥ) ‘time-units’; qualified by ‘obtained/reached (आप्त)’ via bhukti and yoga

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Moksha Dharma discourse with technical time/astral reckoning)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)
• Indu (Moon)

FAQs

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

It situates spiritual life within disciplined awareness of kāla (time): by explaining precise astral/time reckoning, it supports choosing proper timings and understanding cosmic order, which in turn steadies dharma and sādhana leading toward moksha.

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

Indirectly: by clarifying time and astral measures used for vrata, pūjā, and observances, it helps a devotee align worship with sacred timings, strengthening regularity and sincerity in Vishnu-bhakti practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāga Jyotiƺ: computation of time-units (nāikā, lipta) using Sun-Moon yogas, nakƺtra-related divisions, and bhukti-style portions (elapsed/remaining) for calendrical/astrological determination.