Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 195

Devanagari script

पितृद्विदैववस्वाख्यास्ताराः स्युः कुलसंज्ञिकाः । धातृज्येष्ठादितिस्वातीपौष्णार्कहरिदेवताः ॥ १९५ ॥

Transliteration

pitṛdvidaivavasvākhyāstārāḥ syuḥ kulasaṃjñikāḥ | dhātṛjyeṣṭhāditisvātīpauṣṇārkaharidevatāḥ || 195 ||

Translation

പിതൃ, ദ്വിദൈവ, വസു എന്ന പേരിൽ അറിയപ്പെടുന്ന താരകൾ ‘കുല-സഞ്ജ്ഞ’യുള്ളവയായി ഗ്രഹിക്കണം. അവയുടെ അധിഷ്ഠാതൃ ദേവതകൾ—ജ്യേഷ്ഠയ്ക്ക് ധാതൃ, സ്വാതിക്ക് അദിതി, പൗഷ്ണയ്ക്ക് പൂഷൻ, ആർകയ്ക്ക് അർക്കൻ (സൂര്യൻ), ഹരിദേവതയ്ക്ക് ഹരി॥

Word by Word

• pitṛ-dvi-daiva-vasu-ākhyāḥ: (stars) called Pitṛ, Dvidaiva, and Vasu
• pitṛ-dvi-daiva-vasu-ākhyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + daiva (प्रातिपदिक) + vasu (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व/सूची-समासः: ‘Pitṛ-, Dvi-daiva-, and Vasu-named’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — qualifying tārāḥ

• tārāḥ: stars
• tārāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• syuḥ: would be/are said to be
• syuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• kula-saṃjñikāḥ: designated as ‘kula’
• kula-saṃjñikāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः: kula-saṃjñikā = ‘having the designation “kula”’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — qualifying tārāḥ

• dhātṛ-jyeṣṭhā-aditi-svātī-pauṣṇa-arka-hari-devatāḥ: whose deities are Dhātṛ, Jyeṣṭhā, Aditi, Svātī, Pauṣṇa, Arka, and Hari
• dhātṛ-jyeṣṭhā-aditi-svātī-pauṣṇa-arka-hari-devatāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + jyeṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक) + aditi (प्रातिपदिक) + svātī (प्रातिपदिक) + pauṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदik) + hari (प्रातिपदिक) + devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व/सूची-समासः (list of presiding deities): ‘having Dhātṛ, Jyeṣṭhā, Aditi, Svātī, Pauṣṇa, Arka, Hari as deities’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — qualifying tārāḥ (understood)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/astral classification context within Moksha-dharma instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs
• Dhatr
• Aditi
• Pusan
• Arka (Surya)
• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It maps specific nakṣatras and their devatās, showing that time (tārā/nakṣatra) is sacred and governed by divine powers—useful for aligning dharma and worship with auspicious cosmic order.

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

By naming Hari (Viṣṇu) among the presiding deities, it supports devotion that integrates bhakti with disciplined observances—worship offered in harmony with devatā-linked time is treated as more focused and reverential.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: classification of nakṣatras and identification of their presiding deities, a foundation for choosing timings (muhūrta) and deity-focused rites in Vedic practice.