Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

अर्द्धोदये च सूर्यस्य पुष्यार्के रोहिणीबुधे । तथैव शनिरोहिण्यां भौमाश्विन्यां तथैव च ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

arddhodaye ca sūryasya puṣyārke rohiṇībudhe | tathaiva śanirohiṇyāṃ bhaumāśvinyāṃ tathaiva ca || 46 ||

Translation

また、太陽が昇りの半ばにある時、太陽がプシュヤー宿にある時、水星がローヒニー宿にある時、同様に土星がローヒニー宿にある時、そして火星がアシュヴィニー宿にある時—その行はとりわけ大いなる功徳を結ぶ。

Word by Word

• अर्द्ध-उदये: at half-rise
• अर्द्ध-उदये: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (अर्द्धः उदयः) तत्पुरुषः; ‘at half-rise (midday/half-emergence)’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

• सूर्यस्य: of the sun
• सूर्यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पुष्य-अर्के: when the sun is in Puṣya
• पुष्य-अर्के: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (पुष्ये अर्कः/अर्कः पुष्ये) तत्पुरुषः; अर्थः ‘when the sun is in Puṣya (nakṣatra)’

• रोहिणी-बुधे: when Mercury is in Rohiṇī
• रोहिणी-बुधे: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक) + बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (रोहिण्यां बुधः) तत्पुरुषः; ‘when Mercury is in Rohiṇī’

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in that manner)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• शनि-रोहिण्याम्: when Saturn is in Rohiṇī
• शनि-रोहिण्याम्: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनि (प्रातिपदिक) + रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (रोहिण्यां शनिः) तत्पुरुषः; ‘when Saturn is in Rohiṇī’

• भौम-आश्विन्याम्: when Mars is in Aśvinī
• भौम-आश्विन्याम्: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भौम (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्विनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (अश्विन्यां भौमः) तत्पुरुषः; ‘when Mars is in Aśvinī’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Budha
• Shani
• Bhauma
• Pushya
• Rohini
• Ashvini

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that sacred acts gain added merit when performed at specially auspicious astronomical conditions (muhūrta), showing that Dharma is supported not only by intention but also by proper time (kāla).

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

While not directly describing Bhakti doctrines, it supports devotional practice by prescribing favorable timings that traditionally enhance the fruit of worship, vows, and offerings performed with faith.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It draws on Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga—using grahas (Sun, Mercury, Saturn, Mars) and nakṣatras (Puṣyā, Rohiṇī, Aśvinī) to determine auspicious windows for conducting vratas and ritual actions.