Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 163

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

Devanagari script

कृष्णः सौरिः स्ववारेषु स्वस्ववर्णक्रिया हिताः । अद्रि बाणाश्च यस्तर्कपातालवसुधाधाः ॥ १६३ ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣṇaḥ sauriḥ svavāreṣu svasvavarṇakriyā hitāḥ | adri bāṇāśca yastarkapātālavasudhādhāḥ || 163 ||

Translation

കൃഷ്ണനും സൗരിയും (ശനി) തങ്ങളുടെ തങ്ങളുടെ വാരങ്ങളിൽ പൂജിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ മംഗളദായകരെന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. അപ്പോൾ സ്വസ്വ വർണ്ണാനുസൃതമായി വിധിച്ച ക്രിയകളും ഹിതകരം; ‘അദ്രി’, ‘ബാണ’ മുതലായ സംജ്ഞകൾ പരമ്പരയായി സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• कृष्णः: black/dark
• कृष्णः: विशेषण (Adjective of सौरिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सौरिः: Saturn (Sauri)
• सौरिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• स्व-वारेषु: on their respective days
• स्व-वारेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य वारेषु = in their own weekdays)

• स्व-स्व-वर्ण-क्रियाः: their respective color-related rites/acts
• स्व-स्व-वर्ण-क्रियाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (स्वस्य स्वस्य वर्णस्य क्रियाः)

• हिताः: beneficial/appropriate
• हिताः: विशेषण (Adjective of क्रियाः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘उपयुक्ताः/शुभाः’ (agreeing with क्रियाः)

• अद्रि: mountain
• अद्रि: कर्ता/समुच्चित-नाम (Enumerative item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (पाठभेदे बहुवचनार्थे ‘अद्रयः’ अपेक्षितः)

• बाणाः: arrows
• बाणाः: कर्ता/समुच्चित-नाम (Enumerative item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

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

• यः: which/who
• यः: सम्बन्ध (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तर्क: reasoning/logic
• तर्क: समुच्चित-नाम (Enumerative item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (समुच्चय-गणनायाम्)

• पाताल: netherworld
• पाताल: समुच्चित-नाम (Enumerative item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (समुच्चय-गणनायाम्)

• वसुधा-धाः: earth-bearers/supporters of the earth
• वसुधा-धाः: समुच्चित-नाम (Enumerative item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधा (प्रातिपदिक) + धा (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘ध’ (धातृ/ध) from √धा (धारणे) with तत्पुरुषः (वसुधां धारयन्ति)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Shani (Sauri)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that spiritual benefit increases when worship and dharmic conduct are aligned with proper timing (one’s weekday observances) and with one’s prescribed duties, making practice orderly and sattvic.

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

By naming Kṛṣṇa and recommending worship on appropriate days, it frames devotion as disciplined bhakti—regular, time-conscious remembrance and worship that supports steadiness of mind.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa-style timing (weekday-based observance) applied to ritual life, showing how calendrical/astrological considerations guide vrata and worship in the Narada Purana.