Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 132

Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā

Devanagari script

सौमयस्यार्द्धेन पापस्य समग्रेणेति निश्चयः । गुमकध्नाश्चायुरंशाः संस्कारोऽयमुदाहृतः ॥ १३२ ॥

Transliteration

saumayasyārddhena pāpasya samagreṇeti niścayaḥ | gumakadhnāścāyuraṃśāḥ saṃskāro'yamudāhṛtaḥ || 132 ||

Translation

ഈ സംസ്കാരം സൗമ്യയാഗഫലത്തിന്റെ പകുതി ഫലം നൽകുകയും പാപം സമ്പൂർണ്ണമായി നശിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു എന്നു നിശ്ചയമായി പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു. ക്ഷയാദി രോഗങ്ങളെ അകറ്റി ആയുസ്സിന്റെ അംശങ്ങൾ വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്നു—ഇതാണ് ഈ സംസ്കാരം എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു॥१३२॥

Word by Word

• सौमयस्य: of Saumya
• सौमयस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (gender uncertain in context; used as genitive qualifier)

• अर्द्धेन: by half; with a half
• अर्द्धेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• पापस्य: of sin/evil
• पापस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• समग्रेण: with the whole/entire (amount)
• समग्रेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विशेषण (adjectival) to implied noun

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• निश्चयः: decision; conclusion
• निश्चयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• गुमकध्नाः: Gumakadhna-s (technical units)
• गुमकध्नाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुमकध्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); technical term (astronomical/astrological)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आयुः-अंशाः: parts of lifespan
• आयुः-अंशाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'आयुषः अंशाः'; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• संस्कारः: procedure; computation-method
• संस्कारः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• उदाहृतः: has been stated/declared
• उदाहृतः: कर्म (Predicate complement; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/क्त (past passive participle); प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in Moksha-dharma section; dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames a saṃskāra as both purificatory and transformative: it diminishes karmic impurity (pāpa) completely while conferring a measured share of yajña-like merit, showing ritual purity as a support for mokṣa-oriented living.

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

While not directly describing bhakti, it supports devotional life by emphasizing purification and restraint: a purified practitioner becomes fit for higher practices such as Viṣṇu-smaraṇa, vrata, and japa—core supports of Narada’s bhakti-oriented dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Dharma-śāstra logic: results are stated in terms of puṇya-phala, pāpa-kṣaya, and āyuṣya, which are standard evaluative categories used to justify and prioritize rites.