Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 144

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

Devanagari script

पुत्रहानिर्भवेत्तस्य त्रयोदश्यां धनक्षयः । अर्थपुत्रक्षयस्तस्य द्वितीयायां न संशयः ॥ १४४ ॥

Transliteration

putrahānirbhavettasya trayodaśyāṃ dhanakṣayaḥ | arthaputrakṣayastasya dvitīyāyāṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 144 ||

Translation

ത്രയോദശിയിൽ അവന് പുത്രഹാനി സംഭവിക്കും; ദ്വിതീയയിൽ ധനക്ഷയം. ദ്വിതീയ ദിനത്തിൽ ധനവും പുത്രനും ഇരട്ടയും ക്ഷയിക്കും—സംശയമില്ല।

Word by Word

• पुत्र-हानिः: loss of a son
• पुत्र-हानिः: कर्ता/भाव (Subject-noun of ‘becomes’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + हानि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘loss of son’)

• भवेत्: would occur
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘would occur/should become’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular (‘of him/of that person’)

• त्रयोदश्याम्: on the thirteenth (tithi)
• त्रयोदश्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular (‘on the thirteenth tithi’)

• धन-क्षयः: loss of wealth
• धन-क्षयः: कर्ता/भाव (Subject-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘loss of wealth’)

• अर्थ-पुत्र-क्षयः: loss of wealth and son
• अर्थ-पुत्र-क्षयः: कर्ता/भाव (Subject-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘loss of wealth and son/children’)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• द्वितीयायाम्: on the second (tithi)
• द्वितीयायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular (‘on the second tithi’)

• न: no/not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: वाक्योपपद/भाव (Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; idiom ‘न संशयः’ = ‘no doubt’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within Moksha-Dharma/vrata-tithi discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that time (tithi) is a dharmic factor: actions performed without proper tithi-awareness can yield painful karmic outcomes, reminding the practitioner to align ritual life with sacred calendrical discipline.

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

Indirectly: bhakti is strengthened when worship and vows are performed with śraddhā and proper observance of sacred timings; careless observance is portrayed as leading to loss and suffering, encouraging careful, disciplined devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalā-nirṇaya/astral timing (Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga): the verse links specific lunar days (Trayodaśī, Dvitīyā) with predicted results, reflecting the Purāṇic application of tithi-based considerations in ritual and daily conduct.