Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

त्रयस्रेता द्वापरः द्वौ कलिरेकः प्रकीर्तितः । मनुकृताब्दसहिता युगानामेकसप्ततिः ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

trayasretā dvāparaḥ dvau kalirekaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | manukṛtābdasahitā yugānāmekasaptatiḥ || 62 ||

Translation

ត្រេតា មានបី; ទ្វាបរ មានពីរ; កលិ មានតែមួយ—ដូច្នេះត្រូវបានលើកឡើង។ រួមទាំងឆ្នាំដែលកំណត់សម្រាប់មនុ (Manu) ផងដែរ យូគទាំងនេះត្រូវបាននិយាយថាសរុបបានចំនួន ៧១ ក្នុងមន្វន្តរ។

Word by Word

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्रेता: Tretā (yuga)
• स्रेता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रेता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वापरः: Dvāpara (yuga)
• द्वापरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वापर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वौ: two
• द्वौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• कलिः: Kali (yuga)
• कलिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• एकः: one
• एकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रकीर्तितः: is proclaimed/declared
• प्रकीर्तितः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) + √कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• मनु-कृत-अब्द-सहिता: including the years of Manu (manvantaras)
• मनु-कृत-अब्द-सहिता: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ करण) + अब्द (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त; √सह सहने)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः; ‘सहिता’ = 'accompanied/including'

• युगानाम्: of the yugas
• युगानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• एक-सप्ततिः: seventy-one
• एक-सप्ततिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + सप्तति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (numeral compound)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Tretā-yuga
• Dvāpara-yuga
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

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

It frames human history within a larger sacred chronology (yuga and manvantara), encouraging detachment from short-lived worldly events and turning the mind toward dharma and moksha within the limited span of time.

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

By stressing the changing conditions across yugas—especially the singular Kali-yuga—it implicitly supports the Purāṇic emphasis that in Kali, accessible practices like Vishnu-bhakti (nāma, smaraṇa, kīrtana) become primary means for spiritual progress.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to Jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning (kāla-nirṇaya): understanding yuga/manvantara measures used in Purāṇic astronomy and calendrical computation for interpreting scriptural chronology.