Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 163

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

Devanagari script

तयोर्नाट्योहभिन्नैकदिक् शरः स्फुटतां व्रजेत् । ततश्छन्नस्थितिदले साध्ये स्थित्यर्द्धषट्त्रिभिः ॥ १६३ ॥

Transliteration

tayornāṭyohabhinnaikadik śaraḥ sphuṭatāṃ vrajet | tataśchannasthitidale sādhye sthityarddhaṣaṭtribhiḥ || 163 ||

Translation

അവ രണ്ടിനുമിടയിൽ ഒരുദിക്കിൽ നിശ്ചിതമായ ശരം (സൂചിക) വ്യക്തത പ്രാപിക്കട്ടെ. തുടർന്ന് മറഞ്ഞ ‘സ്ഥിതി-ദളം’ സ്ഥാപിക്കേണ്ടതായാൽ, സ്ഥിരതയുടെ ആറിന്റെ മൂന്നു-അര മടങ്ങ് (ഘടകങ്ങൾ) കൊണ്ട് അത് സിദ്ധിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, द्विवचन (gen/loc dual)

• नाट्य-ओह-भिन्न-एक-दिक्: the single direction distinguished by nāṭya and oha (terms unclear)
• नाट्य-ओह-भिन्न-एक-दिक्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)/Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाट्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ओह (प्रातिपदिक) + भिन्न (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + एक (संख्या) + दिक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom sg); समासः—तत्पुरुष (multi-member)

• शरः: arrow / śara (technical value)
• शरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom sg)

• स्फुटताम्: to clarity / distinctly
• स्फुटताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc sg; used adverbially ‘to clarity’)

• व्रजेत्: should go/attain
• व्रजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• ततः: then/from that
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• छन्न-स्थिति-दले: in the layer/part of concealed position
• छन्न-स्थिति-दले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्न (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक) + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative sg); समासः—तत्पुरुष

• साध्ये: to be accomplished
• साध्ये: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/प्रथमा, एकवचन (context: locative sg agreeing with दले)

• स्थिति-अर्द्ध-षट्-त्रिभिः: by (values) of position, half, six, and three
• स्थिति-अर्द्ध-षट्-त्रिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + षट् (संख्या) + त्रि (संख्या)
• Form: तृतीया, बहुवचन (instr pl); समासः—तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Narada (instructive discourse within Moksha-Dharma context; technical phrasing likely preserved from a procedural/śāstraic passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined clarity and stability: the ‘one-direction’ focus must become distinct, and the intended inner state is established through measured steadiness rather than impulse.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti by teaching ekāgratā (single-direction focus). Devotion becomes effective when attention is undivided and sustained in a stable, measured way.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A śāstra-like, procedural precision is shown—counted measures/units and technical terms (direction, indicator, stability), reflecting the Vedāṅga spirit of exact method and disciplined application.