Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 194

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

Devanagari script

क्रमादभ्युदिते चंद्रे नयत्यर्घसमानि च । अश्वग्रींद्वीज्यनैरृत्यत्वाष्ट्रजत्त्युराभवाः ॥ १९४ ॥

Transliteration

kramādabhyudite caṃdre nayatyarghasamāni ca | aśvagrīṃdvījyanairṛtyatvāṣṭrajattyurābhavāḥ || 194 ||

Translation

À mesure que la Lune se lève selon l’ordre, on doit accomplir les offrandes d’arghya dans le même ordre. Dans cette suite sont comptées des divisions telles que Aśvagrī, Dvījya, Nairṛtya, Tvāṣṭra, Jattyu et Rābhava.

Word by Word

• kramāt: successively
• kramāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचन (ablative singular) used adverbially

• abhyudite: when (it is) risen
• abhyudite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-ud-√i (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त): abhy-ud-ita ‘risen’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन — agreeing with caṃdre

• caṃdre: in/when the moon
• caṃdre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

• nayati: leads/carries
• nayati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• argha-samāni: equal measures/values
• argha-samāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: argha (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: argha-samāni ‘equal in value/measure’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• aśva-grīm: Aśvagrīm (name; uncertain)
• aśva-grīm: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśva (प्रातिपदिक) + grīma/grī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (as transmitted; lexeme uncertain), स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन expected but text shows singular-like form; treated as name in list

• dvījyāḥ: the twice-born (dvījas)
• dvījyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (as a class-name list)

• nairṛtyāḥ: Nairṛtyas (southwestern beings)
• nairṛtyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nairṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — as name/class list; derived from nirṛti (southwest)

• tvāṣṭrāḥ: Tvāṣṭras
• tvāṣṭrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘of Tvaṣṭṛ’/Tvaṣṭra class

• jattīḥ: Jattīs (name/class; uncertain)
• jattīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jattī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (as transmitted; rare/uncertain)

• urābhavāḥ: Urābhavas (name/class; uncertain)
• urābhavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: urābhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (as transmitted; rare/uncertain)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Moksha-dharma/ritual-astrology context; dialogue framework traditionally with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Chandra (Moon)
• Nairriti
• Tvashtri (Tvaṣṭṛ)

FAQs

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

It links inner discipline with outer order: aligning one’s ritual act (arghya) with the Moon’s orderly course trains steadiness (niyama) and attentiveness, which support moksha-oriented living.

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

By prescribing careful, timely offerings, it emphasizes reverent consistency—an essential bhakti mood—where devotion is expressed through precise, mindful service rather than mere emotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy): the verse assumes knowledge of lunar rising/sequence and applies it to ritual timing and ordered performance of arghya.