Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

नाभिस्त्वापाठयुगलमाद्री हृत्कुसुमं मघा । दुर्भिक्षाग्निमरुद्भीतिः शरीरं क्रूरपीडिते ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

nābhistvāpāṭhayugalamādrī hṛtkusumaṃ maghā | durbhikṣāgnimarudbhītiḥ śarīraṃ krūrapīḍite || 60 ||

Translation

ക്രൂര പീഡനത്തിൽ ആകുന്നവനിൽ—നാഭി ‘ആപാഠ’ എന്ന യുഗലത്തോടും, ഹൃദയം ‘ആദ്രീ’യോടും, ‘കുസുമം’ (പ്രാണകേന്ദ്രം) ‘മഘാ’യോടും ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതായി പറയുന്നു. അത്തരം ശരീരം ദുര്ഭിക്ഷം, അഗ്നി, പ്രചണ്ഡ കാറ്റ് എന്നിവയുടെ ഭീതികളാൽ പീഡിതമാകും.

Word by Word

• नाभिः: navel
• नाभिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/Contrast marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• आपाठयुगलम्: the pair up to the knees (legs)
• आपाठयुगलम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपाठ + युगल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आपाठस्य युगलम्)

• आद्री: Ādrī (name/term)
• आद्री: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आद्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हृत्कुसुमम्: the heart-lotus
• हृत्कुसुमम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हृदः कुसुमम्)

• मघा: Maghā (lunar mansion)
• मघा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दुर्भिक्षाग्निमरुद्भीतिः: fear of famine, fire, and wind
• दुर्भिक्षाग्निमरुद्भीतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्भिक्ष + अग्नि + मरुत् + भीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (दुर्भिक्ष-भीतिः, अग्नि-भीतिः, मरुद्-भीतिः) समाहारार्थे

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma (कर्म/Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क्रूरपीडिते: when afflicted by cruelty/harshness
• क्रूरपीडिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Condition/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रूर + पीडित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषः ‘क्रूरेण पीडिते’ (locative absolute/condition)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Maghā

FAQs

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

It frames worldly calamities (famine, fire, storms) as part of harsh karmic affliction, urging discernment and dharmic steadiness rather than panic—an outlook consistent with Moksha-Dharma instruction.

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

While not directly prescribing a bhakti practice, it highlights fear and suffering as conditions in which one should take refuge in dharma and inner steadiness—foundational to Vishnu-bhakti as a refuge from anxiety and instability.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It draws on Jyotiṣa-style language (e.g., Maghā as a nakṣatra indicator) and omen-mapping to body/vital centers, reflecting applied predictive/diagnostic tradition used alongside dharmic counsel.