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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 199

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

Devanagari script

त्रिपुष्करं त्रिगुणदं द्विगुणं यमलाहिभम् । दद्यात्तद्दोषनाशाय गोत्रयं मूल्यमेव वा ॥ १९९ ॥

Transliteration

tripuṣkaraṃ triguṇadaṃ dviguṇaṃ yamalāhibham | dadyāttaddoṣanāśāya gotrayaṃ mūlyameva vā || 199 ||

Translation

その過失（ドーシャ）を滅するため、トリプシュカラ、トリグナダ、ドヴィグナ、ヤマラーヒバを布施すべきである。あるいは三頭の牛、またはそれに等しい価値を施すべきである。

Word by Word
त्रिthree
त्रि:
Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक; (compound member)
पुष्करम्tripuṣkara (threefold ‘puṣkara’)
पुष्करम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु: त्रि-पुष्करम् (a ‘tripuṣkara’ item/rite)
त्रिthree
त्रि:
Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक; (compound member)
गुणदम्merit-giving (offering)
गुणदम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगुणद (प्रातिपदिक: गुण + द)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: गुणं ददाति इति (that which gives merit/quality)
द्विtwo
द्वि:
Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक; (compound member)
गुणम्twofold (offering)
गुणम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु: द्वि-गुणम् (twofold)
यमलpaired/twin
यमल:
Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
TypeAdjective
Rootयमल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; (compound member: pair/twin)
आहिserpent
आहि:
Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootआहि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; (compound member: serpent)
भम्(one) having twin serpents
भम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: यमल-आहि-भम् = ‘that which has paired serpents’ (name/epithet)
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √दा (दाने)
तत्that
तत्:
Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; (as compound member with ‘दोष’)
दोषfault/defect
दोष:
Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootदोष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; (compound member)
नाशायfor destroying that दोष
नाशाय:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th, Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: तद्दोषस्य नाशाय (for the destruction of that fault)
गोत्रयम्gotraya (a prescribed item/fee)
गोत्रयम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगोत्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (a ‘gotraya’ item/fee)
मूल्यम्price/value (fee)
मूल्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमूल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
एवonly/indeed
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक निपात (only/indeed)
वाor
वा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक निपात (or)
Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Moksha-Dharma/ritual-remedy context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

It teaches that certain ritual or moral defects (doṣas) can be purified through dharmic giving (dāna), especially by offering prescribed gifts or, alternatively, cows (or their value), emphasizing purification through selfless relinquishment.

While not explicitly devotional, it supports bhakti indirectly: removing doṣas through honest charity purifies conduct and intention, making the practitioner fit for steadier worship and remembrance of the Divine.

It reflects Kalpa-style ritual pragmatics—fixed prescriptions for dāna and expiation, including the accepted substitute of giving the equivalent monetary value when the exact gift is unavailable.

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