Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

अष्टावष्टौ स्वराञ्शेषान्पंचपञ्च मितान्पुनः । उक्तादित्यमुखानेतान्विन्यसेञ्च नवग्रहान् ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

aṣṭāvaṣṭau svarāñśeṣānpaṃcapañca mitānpunaḥ | uktādityamukhānetānvinyaseñca navagrahān || 17 ||

Translation

അടുത്തതായി ശേഷിക്കുന്ന സ്വരങ്ങൾ—എട്ട് പിന്നെയും എട്ട്—കൂടാതെ അളവിട്ട അഞ്ച്-അഞ്ച് കൂട്ടങ്ങളും ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം. ആദിത്യനെ തുടക്കമാക്കി ഇവ സ്ഥാപിച്ച്, നവഗ്രഹങ്ങളെയും ക്രമമായി വിന്യസിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; used with implied noun (स्वराः)

• अष्टौ: eight (again)
• अष्टौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; second set ‘eight’

• स्वरान्: vowels
• स्वरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• शेषान्: remaining
• शेषान्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; qualifying स्वरान्

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable-like numeral)

• पञ्च: five (again)
• पञ्च: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• मितान्: measured/limited
• मितान्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मि (धातु) → मित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘measured/limited’ qualifying implied groups

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• उक्त-आदित्य-मुखान्: (as) said, beginning with Āditya (Sun)
• उक्त-आदित्य-मुखान्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (आदित्यमुखाः = beginning with Āditya; ‘as said’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; qualifying एतान्/नवग्रहान्

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• विन्यसेत्: should place
• विन्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नवग्रहान्: the nine planets
• नवग्रहान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (नव ग्रहाः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Aditya
• Navagraha

FAQs

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

It links sacred sound-order (svara/vowels) with cosmic order (Navagrahas), implying that correct arrangement in recitation or ritual mirrors and harmonizes the universe.

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

By prescribing disciplined, reverent ordering—beginning with Āditya and extending to all Grahas—it supports devotional practice through precise, tradition-based worship rather than random or self-made methods.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Śikṣā (phonetics: systematic grouping/placement of vowels) and Jyotiṣa (astrology: the standard set of nine Grahas), used together for ritual placement (vinyāsa/nyāsa) and correct liturgical procedure.