Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

उदयादुदयं भानोर्भूमैः साचेन वासराः । वसुव्द्यष्टाद्रिरूपांकसप्ताद्रितिथयो युगे ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

udayādudayaṃ bhānorbhūmaiḥ sācena vāsarāḥ | vasuvdyaṣṭādrirūpāṃkasaptādritithayo yuge || 70 ||

Translation

ຈາກການຂຶ້ນຂອງຕາເວັນໜຶ່ງຄັ້ງ ຫາການຂຶ້ນຄັ້ງຕໍ່ໄປ ມາດຕາທີ່ວັດໃນໂລກນີ້ ເອີ້ນວ່າ «ວາສະຣະ» (ມື້)। ໃນຍຸກ ຈໍານວນຕິຖິ (ມື້ຈັນທຣະ) ຖືກນັບຕາມຄໍາ-ຕົວເລກ: ວາສຸ, ດວິ, ອັດຖະ, ອັດຣິ, ຣູປາງກະ, ສັບຕະ, ອັດຣິ।

Word by Word

• udayāt: from sunrise
• udayāt: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• udayam: to sunrise (next)
• udayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• bhānoḥ: of the Sun
• bhānoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• bhūmaiḥ: by/with the earths (i.e., bhūmi as count)
• bhūmaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• sā: that (she/it)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• acena: with acena (unclear term)
• acena: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप (uncertain lexeme)

• vāsarāḥ: days
• vāsarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• vasu-dvi-aṣṭa-adri-rūpa-aṃka-sapta-adri-tithayaḥ: Vasu, two, eight, mountain, form, digit, seven, mountain, lunar-days (as number-words)
• vasu-dvi-aṣṭa-adri-rūpa-aṃka-sapta-adri-tithayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक) + dvi (संख्या) + aṣṭa (संख्या) + adri (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃka (प्रातिपदिक) + sapta (संख्या) + adri (प्रातिपदिक) + tithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतसंख्या/गणनापद-समाहार (enumerative list as compound)

• yuge: in the yuga
• yuge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Moksha-Dharma context with technical time-reckoning)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Bhanu)

FAQs

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

It grounds dharma and moksha practice in correct kāla (time): vows, worship, and scriptural duties rely on precise day-and-tithi reckoning, so the Purana defines the day by the Sun’s sunrise-to-sunrise cycle.

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

Bhakti practices (vratas, fasts, pūjā timings) are performed according to tithi and vāsara; by clarifying how time is measured, the text supports disciplined, accurate devotional observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: the definition of vāsara (solar day) and the use of bhūta-saṅkhyā (word-numerals like vasu=8, adri=7) to encode large calendrical counts such as yuga tithis.