Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

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

Devanagari script

तद्देशांतरनाडीभिः पश्चादूने विनिर्दिशेत् । इष्टनाडीगुणा भुक्तिः षष्ट्या भक्ता कलादिकम् ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

taddeśāṃtaranāḍībhiḥ paścādūne vinirdiśet | iṣṭanāḍīguṇā bhuktiḥ ṣaṣṭyā bhaktā kalādikam || 88 ||

Translation

ദേശാന്തര വ്യത്യാസ നാഡികൾ പ്രകാരം പിന്നീടുള്ള സമയത്തെ അത്രത്തോളം കുറച്ച് നിർദ്ദേശിക്കണം. ഇഷ്ട നാഡീ-ഗുണകത്തിൽ ഗുണിച്ചാൽ ‘ഭുക്തി’ ലഭിക്കും; അതിനെ അറുപതിൽ ഭാഗിച്ചാൽ കലാ മുതലായ സൂക്ഷ്മ കാലഘടകങ്ങൾ ലഭിക്കും॥

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; used adjectivally

• देश-अन्तर-नाडीभिः: by the nāḍīs of place-difference
• देश-अन्तर-नाडीभिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाडी (प्रातिपदिक) with देश + अन्तर
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: देश (place) + अन्तर (difference/other) + नाडी (nāḍī; time-unit)

• पश्चात्: afterwards/behind
• पश्चात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; temporal/spatial adverb

• ऊने: when deficient/less
• ऊने: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; used adverbially ‘in deficiency/when less’

• विनिर्दिशेत्: should specify/state
• विनिर्दिशेत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+नि+दिश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इष्ट-नाडी-गुणा: multiplied by the desired nāḍīs
• इष्ट-नाडी-गुणा: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक) with इष्ट + नाडी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: इष्ट (desired) + नाडी (nāḍī) + गुण (multiplied/factor)

• भुक्तिः: bhukti (elapsed portion)
• भुक्तिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• षष्ट्या: by sixty
• षष्ट्या: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental ‘by sixty’

• भक्ता: divided
• भक्ता: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; भज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (divided) agreeing with भुक्तिः

• कला-आदिकम्: kalā etc. (minutes and so on)
• कला-आदिकम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदिक (प्रातिपदिक) with कला
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: कला (minute) + आदिक (etc.)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It supports Moksha-Dharma practice by making sacred duties precise—right timing (kāla-śuddhi) strengthens the correctness of vrata, japa, and other observances that aid inner discipline.

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

Indirectly: it shows that devotion is supported by orderly conduct—devotional rites and daily worship are traditionally aligned with proper time-reckoning, so bhakti is practiced with śāstric accuracy rather than guesswork.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: correcting time based on deśāntara (place-difference) and converting larger units to smaller ones (nāḍī → kalā, etc.) via multiplication and division by sixty.