Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

पीतः शीते सिते वृष्टौ ग्रीष्मे लोहितभा रविः । रोगानावृष्टिभयकृत् क्रमादुक्तो मुनीश्वर ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

pītaḥ śīte site vṛṣṭau grīṣme lohitabhā raviḥ | rogānāvṛṣṭibhayakṛt kramādukto munīśvara || 10 ||

Translation

ഹേ മുനീശ്വരാ, ക്രമമായി പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു—ശിശിരത്തിൽ സൂര്യൻ പീതവർണ്ണം, മഴക്കാലത്ത് ശ്വേത-മങ്ങൽ, ഗ്രീഷ്മത്തിൽ ലോഹിതപ്രഭയായി തോന്നുകയാണെങ്കിൽ ഭയം ജനിക്കുന്നു; രോഗങ്ങൾ വർധിക്കുകയും അനാവൃഷ്ടിയുടെ ഭീതിയും ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• पीतः: yellow
• पीतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular; predicate adjective

• शीते: in cold (season)
• शीते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन; locative singular (cold season/time)

• सिते: in the white/bright (time)
• सिते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; locative singular; agrees with implied ऋतु/काले

• वृष्टौ: in rain (season)
• वृष्टौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन; locative singular

• ग्रीष्मे: in summer
• ग्रीष्मे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन; locative singular

• लोहित-भाः: red-lustrous
• लोहित-भाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक) + भा/भास् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular; predicate adjective

• रविः: the sun
• रविः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता) एकवचन; nominative singular

• रोग-आन्: diseases
• रोग-आन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) बहुवचन; accusative plural

• आ-वृष्टि-भय-कृत्: causing fear of lack of rain (drought)
• आ-वृष्टि-भय-कृत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आवृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त) ‘कृत्’ = doing/making; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular; predicate adjective

• क्रमात्: in sequence/gradually
• क्रमात्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत्; पञ्चमी एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययवत् (ablative used adverbially): 'in order/gradually'

• उक्तः: has been stated
• उक्तः: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन; vocative singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Surya)

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic phenomena (the Sun’s altered hue) as dharmic warnings, urging vigilance, remedial rites, and a life aligned with Dharma when signs of disease or drought appear.

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

While not explicitly teaching Bhakti, it supports a bhakti-informed response to adversity: seeing omens as prompts to increase prayer, purity, and reliance on the Divine order rather than panic.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedanga astrology/astronomy): reading seasonal solar coloration as a nimitta (omen) indicating likely outbreaks of illness and risk of anāvṛṣṭi (insufficient rain).