Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 126

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

Devanagari script

गृहप्रवेशवैवाहप्रतिष्ठामौंजिबन्धनम् । मघादौ मंगलं कर्म विधेयं चोत्तरायणे ॥ १२६ ॥

Transliteration

gṛhapraveśavaivāhapratiṣṭhāmauṃjibandhanam | maghādau maṃgalaṃ karma vidheyaṃ cottarāyaṇe || 126 ||

Translation

L’entrée dans la demeure, le mariage, la consécration ou installation (pratiṣṭhā) et l’attache de la ceinture sacrée (upanayana) — ces rites de bon augure doivent être accomplis à partir de la nakṣatra Maghā, et aussi durant la marche du Soleil vers le nord (uttarāyaṇa).

Word by Word

• गृहप्रवेशवैवाहप्रतिष्ठामौञ्जिबन्धनम्: house-entry, marriage, installation (consecration), and the tying of the sacred girdle (collectively)
• गृहप्रवेशवैवाहप्रतिष्ठामौञ्जिबन्धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह-प्रवेश-वैवाह-प्रतिष्ठा-मौञ्जी-बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective copulative)

• मघा-आदौ: beginning with (the nakṣatra) Maghā
• मघा-आदौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; सप्तमी-एकवचनार्थे (locative sense: 'at/from the beginning of Maghā')

• मङ्गलम्: auspicious
• मङ्गलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of कर्म)

• कर्म: rite/act
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• विधेयम्: should be performed
• विधेयम्: Vidhi (विधेय/आज्ञार्थ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-धा (धातु) → विधेय (कृदन्त; भाव्य/अनियत-कर्तव्य)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय = कर्तव्य/विधातव्य (to be done)

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

• उत्तरायणे: in the northern solstice (uttarāyaṇa)
• उत्तरायणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालवाचक (time-locative)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It links dharmic life-cycle and temple-related rites to proper cosmic timing, teaching that auspicious saṃskāras become spiritually steadier when aligned with śāstric muhūrta (nakṣatra and uttarāyaṇa).

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

By recommending proper timing for consecration and domestic rites, it supports orderly worship and sustained devotional life—especially through pratiṣṭhā, which establishes regular pūjā and remembrance of the deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): choosing muhūrta via nakṣatra (Maghā and onward) and the solar half-year (uttarāyaṇa) for performing maṅgala-karmas.