Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 181

Devanagari script

तदूच्छशांकपातस्य फलं देयं विपर्ययात् । कर्मैतदसकृत्तावत्क्रांती यावत्समेतयोः ॥ १८१ ॥

Transliteration

tadūcchaśāṃkapātasya phalaṃ deyaṃ viparyayāt | karmaitadasakṛttāvatkrāṃtī yāvatsametayoḥ || 181 ||

Translation

高められた指標の落下と、疑われる落下とについては、結果を逆の仕方で配当すべきである。この操作は、両者の遷移の段階が次第に近づき収束するまで、幾度も繰り返し行う。

Word by Word

• तत्-ऊच्छ-शाङ्क-पातस्य: of that ‘uccha-śāṅka-pāta’ (a specific pātā calculation)
• तत्-ऊच्छ-शाङ्क-पातस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + ऊच्छ (प्रातिपदिक) + शाङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + पात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः; पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी-एकवचन (6th sg.)

• फलम्: result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन

• देयम्: to be given/applied
• देयम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative action)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (कृदन्त; √दा, यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; विधेय (to be given/applied)

• विपर्ययात्: by reversal/in the reverse manner
• विपर्ययात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपर्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी-एकवचन (5th sg.)

• कर्म: procedure; operation
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन

• असकृत्: repeatedly
• असकृत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• तावत्: so long; up to that extent
• तावत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-अव्यय (extent/limit adverb)

• क्रान्ती: the two declinations
• क्रान्ती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-द्विवचन (1st dual)

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Correlative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative ‘as long as’)

• समेतयोः: of/when the two have met (become equal)
• समेतयोः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समेत (कृदन्त; √इ + सम्, क्त)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचन (6th/7th dual)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It stresses disciplined method (karma as procedure) and correct attribution of outcomes (phala) through rule-based discernment—an ethic of precision that supports dharma and clarity on the path toward moksha.

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

Indirectly: it models careful correction (viparyaya) and repeated practice (asakṛt), which parallels bhakti-sadhana—continual refinement of one’s understanding and conduct until truth “converges.”

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, Jyotiṣa-like computational principle: when an indicator’s rise/fall is assessed, the result may need reversal (viparyaya) and iterative recalculation until the two sides align (sametayoḥ).