Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

ग्रीष्मश्चापांडुरश्चैव विचित्रो जलदागमे । पद्मोदराभः शरदि हेमंते लोहितच्छविः ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

grīṣmaścāpāṃḍuraścaiva vicitro jaladāgame | padmodarābhaḥ śaradi hemaṃte lohitacchaviḥ || 9 ||

Translation

En été il devient pâle; à l’approche de la saison des pluies il paraît bigarré; en automne il resplendit comme l’intérieur d’un lotus; et en hiver il prend une teinte rougeâtre.

Word by Word

• ग्रीष्मः: in summer
• ग्रीष्मः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/विषय) एकवचन; nominative singular (season/topic)

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

• अपाण्डुरः: not pale / slightly pale
• अपाण्डुरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपाण्डुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular; predicate adjective

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• विचित्रः: variegated
• विचित्रः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular; predicate adjective

• जलद-आगमे: at the coming of clouds (rainy season)
• जलद-आगमे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलद (प्रातिपदिक) + आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन; locative singular (season/time)

• पद्म-उदर-आभः: having the luster of a lotus-core/lotus-interior
• पद्म-उदर-आभः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + उदर (प्रातिपदिक) + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular; predicate adjective

• शरदि: in autumn
• शरदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन; locative singular

• हेमन्ते: in hemanta (late autumn/early winter)
• हेमन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेमन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन; locative singular

• लोहित-च्छविः: having a red hue
• लोहित-च्छविः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक) + छवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular; predicate adjective

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It uses seasonal changes as a metaphor for the shifting conditions of embodied life—color, mood, and circumstance transform repeatedly—encouraging dispassion (vairāgya) and a search for the unchanging Self.

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

By highlighting how all visible states fluctuate, the verse implicitly directs the devotee to take refuge in the steady object of devotion—Bhagavān—rather than in transient beauty, comfort, or status.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects observational knowledge aligned with Jyotiṣa-style seasonal reckoning (ṛtu-lakṣaṇa): recognizing cyclical time and its effects, which supports disciplined living and spiritual practice across changing conditions.