Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

प्रयुतं कोटिसंज्ञां चार्बुदमब्जं च रर्ववकम् । निरवर्व च महापद्मं शंकुर्जलधिरेव च ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

prayutaṃ koṭisaṃjñāṃ cārbudamabjaṃ ca rarvavakam | niravarva ca mahāpadmaṃ śaṃkurjaladhireva ca || 13 ||

Translation

“(Melebihi kiraan terdahulu) seterusnya datang: prayuta; kemudian yang disebut koṭi; kemudian arbuda; kemudian abja; kemudian rarvavaka; kemudian niravarva; kemudian mahāpadma; kemudian śaṅku; dan kemudian jaladhi (lautan)—itulah nama-nama berturutan bagi bilangan yang kian besar.”

Word by Word

• प्रयुतम्: prayuta (a large number)
• प्रयुतम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (संख्यावाचक)

• कोटि-संज्ञाम्: the designation ‘koṭi’
• कोटि-संज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कोट्याः संज्ञाम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• अर्बुदम्: arbuda (a large number)
• अर्बुदम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (संख्यावाचक)

• अब्जम्: abja (a large number)
• अब्जम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (संख्यावाचक; ‘abja’ as number-name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• रर्ववकम्: rarvavaka (a large number-name)
• रर्ववकम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रर्ववक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (संख्यावाचक; पाठदुर्लभ/दुर्लभ-शब्दः)

• निरवर्व: niravarva (a large number-name)
• निरवर्व: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरवर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (संख्यावाचक; पाठदुर्लभ)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• महापद्मम्: mahāpadma (a large number-name)
• महापद्मम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् पद्मम्)

• शङ्कुः: śaṅku (a large number-name)
• शङ्कुः: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (संख्यावाचक)

• जलधिः: jaladhi (ocean; a large number-name)
• जलधिः: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (संख्यावाचक)

• एव: indeed; also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

Speaker

Narada (in doctrinal instruction within Moksha-dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

By naming successive vast number-units, the verse emphasizes disciplined knowledge (jnana) and the Purāṇic habit of precise enumeration—training the mind to grasp scale, order, and scriptural exactness, which supports clarity in dharma and moksha-oriented study.

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

This verse is not a direct bhakti instruction; it supports bhakti indirectly by grounding the listener in accurate śāstric knowledge and traditional terminology, which strengthens faithful engagement with Purāṇic teachings and recitations.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical numeration and list-based instruction used across śāstra—useful for precise reading of Purāṇic cosmology, ritual counts, and traditional calculations (often adjacent to jyotiṣa-style quantification, even when not explicitly astrological here).