Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 160

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

Devanagari script

त्रिभानांगार्कविश्लेषांशोंशोनघ्नाः । पुरंदराः । हराप्तालंबनं स्वर्णवित्रिभेर्काधिकोनके ॥ १६० ॥

Transliteration

tribhānāṃgārkaviśleṣāṃśoṃśonaghnāḥ | puraṃdarāḥ | harāptālaṃbanaṃ svarṇavitribherkādhikonake || 160 ||

Translation

ലഭ്യമായ പാഠത്തിൽ ഈ ശ്ലോകം വളരെ ഭ്രഷ്ടവും ഖണ്ഡിതവുമാണ്; വാക്യമായി അല്ല, സൂത്രസദൃശമായ പദപ്പട്ടികപോലെ തോന്നുന്നു. അതിനാൽ ശുദ്ധപാഠമോ മറ്റു പകർപ്പുകളോ ഇല്ലാതെ ഉറച്ച അർത്ഥനിർണ്ണയം സാധ്യമല്ല; ഇത് ഗണിതീയ സൂചനമാത്രമായി ഗ്രഹിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• त्रि-भानाम्: of the three lights/three bhā-s
• त्रि-भानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + भा/भान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (अनिश्चित), षष्ठी, बहुवचन (gen pl); समासः—द्विगु (numerical)

• अर्क-विश्लेष-अंश-अंश-नघ्नाः: (those) multiplied/treated by the sun’s separation and by aṃśa-aṃśa (fraction of fraction)
• अर्क-विश्लेष-अंश-अंश-नघ्नाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + विश्लेष (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक) + नघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (nom pl); समासः—तत्पुरुष

• पुरंदराः: Purandaras (Indras)
• पुरंदराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (nom pl)

• हर-आप्त-आलम्बनम्: the support/quantity obtained from Hara
• हर-आप्त-आलम्बनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + आलम्बन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (nom/acc sg); समासः—तत्पुरुष

• स्वर्ण-वि-त्रिभिः: by the three (measures) of gold / by triple-gold factor
• स्वर्ण-वि-त्रिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + त्रि (संख्या)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instr pl); समासः—तत्पुरुष (with vi- as prefix element)

• अर्क-अधिक-ऊनके: in/with the sun-increased and reduced (value)
• अर्क-अधिक-ऊनके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative sg; form uncertain due to textual corruption); समासः—तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Sanatkumara (to Narada) — attribution based on the dominant dialogue frame of Book 1.2 (Moksha-dharma), but this specific line needs chapter-level verification.

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

In its present form, the line reads like a damaged mnemonic enumeration (names/terms) rather than a clear teaching; its significance likely lies in cataloguing epithets or technical items within a mokṣa-dharma discussion, but the exact doctrinal point cannot be stated reliably without a verified reading.

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

This transmitted text does not explicitly present a bhakti instruction (such as nāma-smaraṇa, pūjā, or Viṣṇu-stuti). If the verse belongs to a list of divine epithets, it may support devotional recollection, but a dependable bhakti linkage requires a corrected śloka from a critical source.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The appearance of terms like Aṅgāraka (Mars) suggests an astrological/technical register (Jyotiṣa-vedāṅga), but the verse is too corrupt to extract a usable rule; it mainly highlights the need for careful textual collation when using Purāṇic verses for ritual or jyotiṣa application.