Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 118

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

हेमलंबो विलंबश्च विकारी शार्वरी लवः । शुभकृच्छोभनः क्रोधी विश्वावसुपराभवौ ॥ ११८ ॥

Transliteration

hemalaṃbo vilaṃbaśca vikārī śārvarī lavaḥ | śubhakṛcchobhanaḥ krodhī viśvāvasuparābhavau || 118 ||

Translation

Hemalamba, Vilamba, Vikārī, Śārvarī, Lava, Śubhakṛt, Śobhana, Krodhī, Viśvāvasu et Parābhava — tels sont les noms sacrés qui sont énumérés.

Word by Word

• हेमलम्बः: gold-hanging; golden pendanted
• हेमलम्बः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम-लम्ब (प्रातिपदिक; हेम + लम्ब)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• विलम्बः: delay; lingering one
• विलम्बः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विकारी: changer; mutable one
• विकारी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• शार्वरी: night; relating to Śarva (Śiva)
• शार्वरी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• लवः: a small portion; moment
• लवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• शुभकृत्: doer of good
• शुभकृत्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; शुभ + कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; हलन्त-प्रातिपदिक (ending in -t)

• शोभनः: beautiful; splendid
• शोभनः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Karta-adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• क्रोधी: wrathful one
• क्रोधी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• विश्वावसु-पराभवौ: Viśvāvasu and Parābhava
• विश्वावसु-पराभवौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वावसु-पराभव (प्रातिपदिक; विश्वावसु + पराभव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); द्वन्द्व-समास

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; enumerative instruction in Moksha-Dharma section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a precise enumerative record of traditional names (a dharmic ‘catalog’), supporting sacred remembrance and correct reckoning of time—both treated as aids to disciplined life (dharma) oriented toward moksha.

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

While it does not directly describe bhakti practices, such name-lists commonly serve as structured material for attentive recitation and remembrance; ordered remembrance (smaraṇa) supports steadiness of mind, which complements Vishnu-bhakti and vrata-based living in Moksha-Dharma contexts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It aligns most closely with Jyotiṣa-style calendrical reckoning (time-names and ordered sequences), which is used to time vrata, ritual observances, and dharmic schedules—often referenced in Narada Purana rituals.