Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

अथ स्वांशाधिकोने तु लवाढ्यो नो हरो हरः । अंशस्त्वविकृतस्तत्र विलोमे शेषमुक्तवत् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

atha svāṃśādhikone tu lavāḍhyo no haro haraḥ | aṃśastvavikṛtastatra vilome śeṣamuktavat || 29 ||

Translation

आता जेव्हा भाजक स्वतःच्या अंशापेक्षा अधिक भागामुळे एकापेक्षा कमी ठरतो, तेव्हा भागफल (हर) घेऊ नये; उलट लव वाढवावेत. या विधीत अंश बदलत नाही; आणि विलोम पद्धतीत शेष पूर्वोक्त रीतीने सांगावा।

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (indeclinable particle: then/now)

• स्वांश-अधिक-ऊने: in (a number) deficient by more than its own part
• स्वांश-अधिक-ऊने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वांश (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘ऊने’ (locative: in the deficiency) qualified by ‘स्वांश-अधिक’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• लव-आढ्यः: endowed with a fraction (lava)
• लव-आढ्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लव (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (having ‘lava’/fraction added)

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive plural: of us/our)

• हरः: the subtractor/remover
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद (agent noun: remover/subtractor)

• हरः: (is) the subtractor
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति/विशेषणार्थ (same form repeated for emphasis/definition)

• अंशः: the part/fraction
• अंशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक (particle: indeed)

• अविकृतः: unchanged
• अविकृतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (unchanged/unmodified)

• तत्र: there/in that case
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक (adverb: there/in that case)

• विलोमे: in the reverse (operation)
• विलोमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the reverse case/operation)

• शेषम्: the remainder
• शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद (that which remains)

• उक्तवत्: as stated
• उक्तवत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्तवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत्-प्रयोग (indeclinable-like adjective); अव्ययतुल्यं—‘यथा उक्तम्’ (as said)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/vedanga-style explanatory passage within Moksha Dharma section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purana’s insistence on precision and rule-following: disciplined, error-free procedure (even in technical steps like remainder handling) mirrors the mental discipline required for Dharma and ultimately Moksha.

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

Indirectly: Bhakti in the Narada tradition is supported by steadiness and correctness in practice; the verse models careful adherence to method, which parallels careful adherence to vows, japa, and scriptural injunctions in Vishnu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A rule-based, sutra-like technical instruction using terms such as aṁśa, lava, hara, viloma, and śeṣa—showing the Narada Purana’s Vedanga-style approach to precise procedural explanation.