Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

तारो रेचिकया युक्तो मेधानेत्रयुता रतिः । ससर्गा वामकर्णोढ्यो भृगुर्वढ्यासनो मरुत् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

tāro recikayā yukto medhānetrayutā ratiḥ | sasargā vāmakarṇoḍhyo bhṛgurvaḍhyāsano marut || 2 ||

Translation

‘താര’ ‘രേചികാ’യോടു യുക്തമാണ്; ‘രതി’ ‘മേധാ’യും ‘നേത്ര’വും ചേർന്നതാണ്. ‘സസർഗാ’ വാമകർണ്ണസഹിതം; ‘ഭൃഗു’ ‘വഢ്യാ’ ആസനത്തിൽ ആസീനൻ; ‘മരുത്’ എന്നും ഈ ശ്രേണിയിൽ പറയുന്നു।

Word by Word

• तारः: Tāra (the syllable/seed)
• तारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; (mantra-bīja/letter-name)

• रेचिकया: with/along with Recikā
• रेचिकया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेचिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd—तृतीया), Singular

• युक्तः: joined/combined
• युक्तः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त—PPP), Masculine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with तारः

• मेधा-नेत्र-युता: endowed with Medhā and Netra
• मेधा-नेत्र-युता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेधा + नेत्र + युत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; adjective of रतिः; ‘endowed with Medhā and Netra’

• रतिः: Rati (name/element)
• रतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular

• स-सर्गा: together with ‘Sarga’/having sarga
• स-सर्गा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + सर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; adjective (lit. ‘with emission/with creation’), agrees with रतिः

• वाम-कर्ण-ऊढ्यः: borne on the left ear
• वाम-कर्ण-ऊढ्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाम + कर्ण + ऊढ्य (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; adjective (lit. ‘borne on the left ear’), context: epithet of following name

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular

• वढ्या-आसनः: having Vadhyā as seat
• वढ्या-आसनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वढ्या + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; ‘having Vadhyā as seat’ (epithet)

• मरुत्: Marut/Wind
• मरुत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; (wind-god/name)

Speaker

Narada (in a technical/vedanga-style listing within the narrative dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Tara
• Recika
• Rati
• Medha
• Netra
• Sasarga
• Bhrigu
• Marut

FAQs

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

It presents a technical, mnemonic-style association of named beings and attributes—typical of the Vedanga-oriented portion—showing how Purāṇic tradition encodes structured knowledge through linked names, qualities, and relations.

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not explicit here; instead, it supports bhakti indirectly by preserving the technical scaffolding (names, correspondences, lineages) used in correct remembrance, recitation, and ritual order—disciplines that traditionally accompany devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a Vedanga-style cataloging method—useful for śikṣā/chandas-like memorization and for ritual/astrological correspondences where deities and personified powers are linked with specific attributes or pairings.