Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

रोहिणी कृत्तिका चैव रेवती भरणी पुरः । रात्रिरार्द्रा ततो ज्योत्स्ना कला हारसमप्रभा ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

rohiṇī kṛttikā caiva revatī bharaṇī puraḥ | rātrirārdrā tato jyotsnā kalā hārasamaprabhā || 58 ||

Translation

Rohiṇī et Kṛttikā, ainsi que Revatī—tandis que Bharaṇī est placée devant elles. Puis viennent Rātri et Ārdrā; ensuite (paraissent) Jyotsnā et Kalā, rayonnantes comme le fil d’un collier.

Word by Word

• रोहिणी: Rohiṇī (nakṣatra)
• रोहिणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कृत्तिका: Kṛttikā (nakṣatra)
• कृत्तिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्तिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• रेवती: Revatī (nakṣatra)
• रेवती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भरणी: Bharaṇī (nakṣatra)
• भरणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुरः: in front/first
• पुरः: Desha/Adhikarana (देश/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/preposition-like), ‘in front/first’ अर्थे

• रात्रिः: night (as a named entity)
• रात्रिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आर्द्रा: Ārdrā (nakṣatra)
• आर्द्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्द्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रम/अनन्तर (thereafter)

• ज्योत्स्ना: moonlight (as a named entity)
• ज्योत्स्ना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योत्स्ना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कला: Kalā (digit/phase; as a named entity)
• कला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हार-सम-प्रभा: having lustre like a necklace
• हार-सम-प्रभा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपमान-समासः: ‘हारस्य समा प्रभा यस्याः’ (having lustre like a necklace)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/astronomical-astrological enumeration context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rohini
• Krittika
• Revati
• Bharani
• Ratri
• Ardra
• Jyotsna
• Kala

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic order through precise naming and sequencing—showing that dharma and ritual life are supported by correct knowledge of time (kāla), lunar phases, and nakṣatras, which are treated as sacred structures of the universe.

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

Indirectly: by grounding worship in proper timing. In the Purāṇic outlook, bhakti is strengthened when vrata, japa, and pūjā are aligned with auspicious lunar markers (nakṣatra, jyotsnā, kalā), making devotion disciplined rather than random.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa—technical enumeration of nakṣatras and time-divisions (kāla/kalā, jyotsnā), useful for muhurta selection, calendrical reckoning, and planning rites according to lunar astronomy.