Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 190

Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā

Devanagari script

लग्नात्क्रमात्सप्तभगैर्नोकाकूटस्तु नुर्यतः । छत्रमस्तात्स्वभाद्यायोन्यस्मादर्द्धेन्दुनामकः ॥ १९० ॥

Transliteration

lagnātkramātsaptabhagairnokākūṭastu nuryataḥ | chatramastātsvabhādyāyonyasmādarddhendunāmakaḥ || 190 ||

Translation

ラグナより順次、七分の区分に従って進めると、Nokākūṭaと名づけられる点が得られる。その点から西方にChatraの点を得、また別の関連する基準からArdhendu（「半月」）と呼ばれるものを導き出す。

Word by Word

• लग्नात्: from the ascendant
• लग्नात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• क्रमात्: in sequence/gradually
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially = 'in order/gradually'

• सप्तभगैः: by seven parts
• सप्तभगैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त + भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष): सप्त + भग; Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• नौका: boat
• नौका: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नौका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Stem form used in compound (समासपूर्वपद)

• कूटः: boat-peak / prow (technical)
• कूटः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound (तत्पुरुष): नौका + कूट; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• नुर्यतः: (named) Nuryata (uncertain)
• नुर्यतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नुर्यत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); reading uncertain (textual)

• छत्रम्: umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• अस्तात्: from the west/setting (direction)
• अस्तात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); used as 'from the west/setting'

• स्वभ: svabha (uncertain term)
• स्वभ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Stem form used in compound (समासपूर्वपद); reading uncertain

• आद्य: beginning with / first
• आद्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Stem form used in compound; 'beginning/first' (आद्य)

• आय: āya (gain/place)
• आय: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Stem form used in compound (समासपूर्वपद)

• अन्यस्मात्: from another
• अन्यस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• अर्धेन्दु: half-moon
• अर्धेन्दु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय): अर्धः इन्दुः; Stem form used in compound (समासपूर्वपद)

• नामकः: named/called
• नामकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada (teaching technical sacred knowledge; likely within a didactic exchange with Sanatkumara tradition in this section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa-style calculation as a disciplined, ordered knowledge-system—supporting dharmic living by aligning actions with measured, scriptural method rather than impulse.

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

While not directly devotional, it supports Bhakti indirectly by emphasizing right timing and right order (kramāt) for dharmic practices, which traditionally includes properly timed worship and vows.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: computing named technical points from the lagna via fractional divisions (sevenfold), and locating derived points relative to directions (e.g., astāt—west).