Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

त्रिघ्नाद्भजन्मूलकृत्या समं मूले न्यसेत्फलम् । तत्कृतित्वेन निहतान्निघ्नीं चापि विशोधयेत् ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

trighnādbhajanmūlakṛtyā samaṃ mūle nyasetphalam | tatkṛtitvena nihatānnighnīṃ cāpi viśodhayet || 20 ||

Translation

‘ത്രിഘ്നാ’ എന്ന ഔഷധിയിൽ നിന്ന് മൂലാധാരിത കൃത്യാ ഒരുക്കി, അതോടൊപ്പം ഒരു ഫലം വേരിനരികെ സ്ഥാപിക്കണം. ആ കർമത്തിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്തിൽ ശത്രുകൃത്യാൽ ബാധിതർ ശമിക്കുന്നു; ‘നിഘ്നീ’ എന്ന പീഡകശക്തിയും ശുദ്ധമായി നിർവീര്യമാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• त्रिघ्नात्: from the triple (factor)
• त्रिघ्नात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of three’ + ‘multiplier’ = ‘triple-multiplier/threefold’

• भजन्: dividing
• भजन्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु) + शतृ (कृत्)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial: ‘dividing’)

• मूल-कृत्या: by the root-method
• मूल-कृत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘root-operation’ (procedure for root)

• समम्: equally
• समम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (equally)

• मूले: in the root (place/position)
• मूले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

• न्यसेत्: should place
• न्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस्/स्यन्द्? (धातु: न्यस् = नि + अस् ‘to place’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• फलम्: the result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्-कृतित्वेन: by that procedure
• तत्-कृतित्वेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कृतित्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘by that operation/doing’

• निहतात्: from the reduced (quantity)
• निहतात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; ‘from what is struck/reduced’

• निघ्नीम्: the ‘nighnī’ (multiplier/term)
• निघ्नीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निघ्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (technical term in arithmetic)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• विशोधयेत्: should subtract/clear
• विशोधयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + शुध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching, within a Moksha-Dharma/ritual-instruction context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It presents a dharmic remedy that combines ritual action and purification intent: the afflicted are restored, and the harmful influence itself is ritually cleansed/neutralized, emphasizing protection and śuddhi (purity) as part of right practice.

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

While not directly a bhakti-verse, it supports a devotional life by removing obstacles and disturbances; such protective rites are framed as ancillary supports so a practitioner can continue japa, vrata, and worship with steadiness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa-style procedural knowledge) is implied—how to perform a specific remedial act with correct placement and materials—showing practical prayoga (application) rather than grammar or astrology.