Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā

Devanagari script

कुर्याद्विलोमगो वापि स्वांशोक्तपरगैः समम् । कुजेंदुहेतुकं स्त्रीणां प्रतिमासमिहार्तवम् ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

kuryādvilomago vāpi svāṃśoktaparagaiḥ samam | kujeṃduhetukaṃ strīṇāṃ pratimāsamihārtavam || 41 ||

Translation

Même si l’on avance d’une manière contraire ou irrégulière, le cours mensuel des menstrues des femmes se produit ici tout de même, ayant pour cause Mars et la Lune.

Word by Word

• कुर्यात्: should make/produce
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; should do/make

• विलोमगः: retrograde/contrary-moving
• विलोमगः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विलोमग (प्रातिपदिक: विलोम + ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘going contrary/retrograde’

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: समुच्चय (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• स्वांश: own portion/division
• स्वांश: सम्बन्ध (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वांश (प्रातिपदिक: स्व + अंश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप); member in compound

• उक्त: stated
• उक्त: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (वच्-धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासमध्यपद-रूप); ‘said/mentioned’

• परगैः: with those in others’ divisions/foreign-goers
• परगैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परग (प्रातिपदिक: पर + ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; ‘going to others/foreign’

• समम्: equally/together
• समम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘equally/together’

• कुज: Mars
• कुज: सम्बन्ध (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप); member in compound

• इन्दु: Moon
• इन्दु: सम्बन्ध (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूप); member in compound

• हेतुकम्: caused by
• हेतुकम्: हेतु (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेतुक (प्रातिपदिक: हेतु + क)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; here as predicate/qualifier ‘caused by’

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• प्रति: per/each
• प्रति: अवधि (Distribution/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition) ‘per/each’

• मासम्: month
• मासम्: कालाधिकरण (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; Accusative singular (used with प्रति)

• इह: here
• इह: देशाधिकरण (Place/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आर्तवम्: menstruation/menstrual flow
• आर्तवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; here as object of kur्यात (understood)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/astrological-physiological explanation)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Kuja (Mars)
• Indu (Moon)

FAQs

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

It frames bodily rhythms as governed by cosmic time and graha-influences, reminding the seeker that embodied life follows kāla-niyama (law of time) even amid irregularities.

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

Indirectly: by acknowledging the body’s time-bound nature, it supports a Bhakti-oriented detachment—one should rely on devotion and dharma rather than identifying the Self with changing bodily conditions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: the verse attributes a recurring bodily cycle to Kuja (Mars) and Indu (Moon), reflecting a graha-based causal model used in traditional calendrical and physiological reasoning.