Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 152

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

Devanagari script

मन्वादयो मानवानां श्राद्धेष्वत्यंतपुण्यदा । भाद्रे कृष्णत्रयोदश्यां मघामिंदुः करे रविः ॥ १५२ ॥

Transliteration

manvādayo mānavānāṃ śrāddheṣvatyaṃtapuṇyadā | bhādre kṛṣṇatrayodaśyāṃ maghāmiṃduḥ kare raviḥ || 152 ||

Translation

മനുഷ്യർക്കു മന്വാദി മുതലായ ശ്രാദ്ധബന്ധമായ അനുഷ്ഠാനങ്ങൾ അത്യന്തം പുണ്യദായകമാണ്—വിശേഷിച്ച് ഭാദ്രപദ കൃഷ്ണപക്ഷ ത്രയോദശിയിൽ, ചന്ദ്രൻ മഘാ നക്ഷത്രത്തിലും സൂര്യൻ ഹസ്ത നക്ഷത്രത്തിലും ഇരിക്കുമ്പോൾ।

Word by Word

• मन्वादयः: Manu and others
• मन्वादयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; मनु-आदि-समूहः (those beginning with Manu)

• मानवानाम्: of humans
• मानवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; genitive plural

• श्राद्धेषु: in śrāddha rites
• श्राद्धेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; locative plural

• अत्यन्तपुण्यदा: bestowing extremely great merit
• अत्यन्तपुण्यदा: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्यन्त + पुण्य + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• भाद्रे: in (the month of) Bhādra
• भाद्रे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative of month-name

• कृष्णत्रयोदश्याम्: on the dark-fortnight thirteenth (kṛṣṇa-trayodaśī)
• कृष्णत्रयोदश्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कृष्णपक्षस्य त्रयोदशी (13th tithi of dark fortnight)

• मघाम्: Maghā (nakṣatra)
• मघाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; nakṣatra-name; object of implied ‘(prāpnoti/asti)’

• इन्दुः: the Moon
• इन्दुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• करे: in Kara (Hasta nakṣatra)
• करे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; nakṣatra-name ‘Hasta/Kara’ (locative)

• रविः: the Sun
• रविः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Manv-ādi (śrāddha-associated observance)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Śrāddha
• Bhādrapada
• Maghā
• Hasta
• Candra (Moon)
• Ravi (Sun)

FAQs

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

It identifies a highly auspicious astrological and calendrical combination for performing Śrāddha-linked observances, emphasizing that correct timing (kāla) greatly amplifies puṇya and supports the Pitṛs.

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

While primarily a Dharma/Jyotiṣa instruction, it supports Bhakti indirectly by prescribing disciplined, faith-filled ancestral offerings—acts traditionally performed as worshipful duty (sevā) that purify the heart and sustain dharmic life oriented toward mokṣa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: selecting Śrāddha timing using tithi (kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī), māsa (Bhādrapada), and nakṣatra placements (Moon in Maghā, Sun in Hasta).