Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मेन्द्विन्द्र धनाधीशवरुणाग्नियमाह्वयाः । पशुसस्यद्विजातीनां वृद्धिर्ब्राह्मे तु पर्वणि ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

brahmendvindra dhanādhīśavaruṇāgniyamāhvayāḥ | paśusasyadvijātīnāṃ vṛddhirbrāhme tu parvaṇi || 82 ||

Translation

Il convient d’invoquer Brahmā, la Lune, Indra, Kubera (seigneur des richesses), Varuṇa et Agni. Et lors de l’observance sacrée appelée Brāhma-parvan, il y a accroissement—du bétail, des récoltes et des dvija, les « deux-fois-nés ».

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म-इन्दु-इन्द्र-धन-अधीश-वरुण-अग्नि-यम-आह्वयाः: (the parvan-deities) called Brahmā, Indu, Indra, Kubera, Varuṇa, Agni, Yama
• ब्रह्म-इन्दु-इन्द्र-धन-अधीश-वरुण-अग्नि-यम-आह्वयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक) + अधीश (प्रातिपदिक) + वरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + यम (प्रातिपदिक) + आह्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘ये एतेषां नामानि/आह्वयाः’ (those whose appellations are Brahmā, Indu, etc.)

• पशु-सस्य-द्विजातीनाम्: of animals, crops, and the twice-born
• पशु-सस्य-द्विजातीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक) + सस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-समाहार, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (animals, crops, and twice-born)

• वृद्धिः: increase/prosperity
• वृद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मे: in the Brahmā(-related)
• ब्राह्मे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘पर्वणि’)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• पर्वणि: in the parvan (period)
• पर्वणि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, Moksha-Dharma/rites context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Brāhma-parvan (parvan-observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Chandra (Indu)
• Indra
• Kubera (Dhanadhisha)
• Varuna
• Agni

FAQs

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

It frames parvan-based observances as harmonizing with cosmic order (ṛta): invoking key deities supports both worldly prosperity (cattle, crops) and the stability of the dvija community that preserves Vedic dharma.

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

While the verse is primarily ritual-technical, it expresses bhakti through disciplined remembrance and invocation of divine powers; such ordered worship is presented as a dharmic support that can mature into higher devotion and inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to Jyotiṣa/Vedic astrology and ritual calendrics: selecting a parvan (lunar junction/holy timing) and performing deity-invocations accordingly to obtain specified results.