Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

रौद्रे न्दुसार्पपित्र् येषु ज्ञेया मिश्राह्वया गतिः । भाग्यार्यमेज्यादितिषु संक्षिप्ता गतिरुच्यते ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

raudre ndusārpapitr yeṣu jñeyā miśrāhvayā gatiḥ | bhāgyāryamejyāditiṣu saṃkṣiptā gatirucyate || 45 ||

Translation

റൗദ്ര, ഇന്ദു, സാർപ, പിതൃയ വിഭാഗങ്ങളിൽ ‘മിശ്ര’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ഗതി അറിയേണ്ടതാണ്; ഭാഗ്യ, ആര്യമാ, ഏജ്യ, അദിതി വിഭാഗങ്ങളിൽ ‘സംക്ഷിപ്താ’ ഗതി എന്നു പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• raudre: in (the nakṣatra) Raudra
• raudre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे (नक्षत्रनाम), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• indu-sārpa-pitṛ-yeṣu: in Indu, Sārpa, and Pitṛ (groups/stations)
• indu-sārpa-pitṛ-yeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indu + sārpa + pitṛ + ya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (सूची): ‘इन्दु, सार्प, पितृ’ इत्यादि-येṣu (nakṣatra-groups)

• jñeyā: is to be known
• jñeyā: Vidhi (विधेय/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु) + ya (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (तव्य/यत्-भाव), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण: ‘ज्ञातव्या’ = ‘should be known’

• miśra-āhvayā: by the name ‘mixed’ / called ‘mixed’
• miśra-āhvayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: miśra + āhvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘मिश्र’ + ‘आह्वय’ = ‘called mixed’); ‘गति’ विशेषण-रूपेण

• gatiḥ: the course/movement
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhāgya-aryama-ejya-ādi-tiṣu: in Bhāgya, Aryamā, Ejya, etc.
• bhāgya-aryama-ejya-ādi-tiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgya + aryaman + ejya + ādi + ti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (तिथि/तारा-समूह-नाम), सप्तमी, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (सूची) ‘भाग्य, अर्यमा, एज्य’ आदि-तिषु

• saṃkṣiptā: contracted/brief
• saṃkṣiptā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ + kṣip (धातु) + ta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘गति’ विशेषण

• gatiḥ: the course/movement
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ucyate: is said/called
• ucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Raudra
• Indu
• Sarpa
• Pitrs
• Bhagya
• Aryama
• Ejya
• Aditi

FAQs

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

It shows that even technical Vedic sciences (like Jyotiṣa-style classifications) are systematized into clear types of “gati” (courses), encouraging disciplined understanding rather than confusion—supporting right knowledge (jñāna) within Mokṣa-dharma.

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

Indirectly: by organizing technical categories (gati) into defined types, the text supports correct observance and right timing/understanding, which traditionally aids steady sādhana—making devotional practice orderly and consistent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-style taxonomy: named divisions (Raudra, Indu, Sārpa, Pitṛya, Bhāgya, Āryama, Ejya, Āditi) are mapped to two interpretive modes of “gati”—Miśra (mixed) and Saṃkṣiptā (condensed).