Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 147

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

Devanagari script

स्वदेशचरखंडोना भवंतीष्टोदयासवः । व्यस्ताव्यस्तैर्युतास्तैस्तैः कर्कटाद्यास्ततस्तु यः ॥ १४७ ॥

Transliteration

svadeśacarakhaṃḍonā bhavaṃtīṣṭodayāsavaḥ | vyastāvyastairyutāstaistaiḥ karkaṭādyāstatastu yaḥ || 147 ||

Translation

Dans son propre pays, les mesures d’ascension (temps de lever) sont déterminées selon les divisions locales et leurs corrections ; puis, en les combinant par des agencements précis, directs et inverses, on obtient les résultats à partir de Karkaṭa (Cancer) et des autres signes du zodiaque.

Word by Word

• स्व-देश-चर-खण्ड-ऊनाः: reduced by the regional correction portion
• स्व-देश-चर-खण्ड-ऊनाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त ‘moving’) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (स्वदेशे चरस्य खण्डेन ऊनाः = reduced by the portion for one’s region)

• भवन्ति: become/are
• भवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• इष्ट-उदय-आसवः: desired/required rising-āsavas
• इष्ट-उदय-आसवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त; √इष्/√यज्? ‘desired/accepted’) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक) + आसव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (इष्टस्य उदयस्य आसवः)

• व्यस्त-अव्यस्तैः: by separated and unseparated (values)
• व्यस्त-अव्यस्तैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यस्त (कृदन्त; √व्यस्/√अस् with vi-; ‘separated’) + अव्यस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः; साधनत्वेन

• युताः: combined
• युताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त; √युज् धातु, क्त/PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त/PPP = ‘joined/combined’

• तैः: with those
• तैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तैः: with each of those
• तैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis/distribution)

• कर्कट-आद्याः: Cancer and the following (signs)
• कर्कट-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्कट (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कर्कटः आदिः येषाम्)

• ततः: thereafter/from that
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (from that/thereafter)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• यः: which/that (one)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/śāstra mode within Mokṣa-Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Karkaṭa (Cancer)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that dharmic practice (including vrata and worship) should be aligned with correct time-knowledge; accurate Jyotiṣa calculations support disciplined living that aids purification and mokṣa-oriented conduct.

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

Bhakti in the Purāṇic setting is practiced through regular worship, fasts, and observances; this verse supports bhakti indirectly by outlining how proper timing (based on ascensional computations) stabilizes and sanctifies devotional routines.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: computing iṣṭodaya (ascensional/rising-time measures) using local (regional) corrections and applying direct/inverse arrangements to derive results for rāśis starting from Karkaṭa (Cancer).