Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

दुर्भिक्षं धनधान्यादिनाशने भयकृत् सदा । फाल्गुन्योरुदितो भौमो वैश्वदेवे प्रतीपगः ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

durbhikṣaṃ dhanadhānyādināśane bhayakṛt sadā | phālgunyorudito bhaumo vaiśvadeve pratīpagaḥ || 32 ||

Translation

火星（バウマ）が二つのパールグニー宿に昇り、ヴァイシュヴァデーヴァにおいて逆らう不利の運行をなすとき、常に恐れを起こし—飢饉を招き、財宝と穀物、ならびに諸資源を滅ぼす。

Word by Word

• दुर्भिक्षम्: famine
• दुर्भिक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्भिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• धनधान्यादिनाशने: in the destruction of wealth, grain, etc.
• धनधान्यादिनाशने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + धान्य + आदि + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासार्थः ‘धन-धान्य-आदि-नाशने’ (धनधान्यादीनां नाशने)

• भयकृत्: causing fear
• भयकृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय + कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्विप्/क्विन्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भयं करोति’ इति

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• फाल्गुन्योः: in (the two) Phālgunīs
• फाल्गुन्योः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; नक्षत्रनाम (पूर्वा/उत्तरा फाल्गुनी)

• उदितः: risen
• उदितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + इ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘उदित’ = risen

• भौमः: Mars
• भौमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भौम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ग्रह-नाम (मङ्गल)

• वैश्वदेवे: in Vaiśvadeva
• वैश्वदेवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्वदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; नक्षत्र/देवता-सम्बन्ध

• प्रतीपगः: moving contrary / retrograde
• प्रतीपगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीप + ग (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (ण्वुल्/अच्-प्रत्ययार्थ ‘ग’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘प्रतीपं गच्छति’ इति

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Mars (Bhauma)
• Phalgunis (Purva-Phalguni, Uttara-Phalguni)
• Vaishvadeva

FAQs

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

It frames worldly calamities (fear, famine, loss) as outcomes of cosmic timing, encouraging vigilance, dharmic conduct, and remedial worship rather than complacency.

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

By highlighting insecurity in material prosperity, it implicitly redirects the seeker toward steadiness through devotion and reliance on dharma, instead of dependence on wealth and harvest alone.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: interpreting planetary placement (Mars), nakṣatra context (the two Phālgunīs), and adverse motion (pratīpaga) to forecast collective outcomes like famine and loss.