Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

इंदोरसाग्नित्रिषु सप्त भूधरमार्गणाः । दस्रत्र्याष्टरसांकाश्विलोचनानि कुजस्य तु ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

iṃdorasāgnitriṣu sapta bhūdharamārgaṇāḥ | dasratryāṣṭarasāṃkāśvilocanāni kujasya tu || 66 ||

Translation

Bagi Bulan, bilangannya ialah tujuh, sebagaimana ditunjukkan oleh ungkapan “asa–agni–tri”. Dan bagi Kuja (Marikh), ukurannya dinyatakan melalui “dasra–tri–aṣṭa–rasa”, yang menandakan bilangan “mata”-nya, yakni tanda-tanda yang diperhatikan.

Word by Word

• इन्दोः: of the Moon
• इन्दोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; Genitive singular

• अस-अग्नि-त्रिषु: in the (coded) set ‘asa-agni-tri’
• अस-अग्नि-त्रिषु: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी बहुवचन; locative plural; ‘in (the set of) asa, agni, and three’ (coded numerals)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्याशब्द)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण; (agreeing with following plural)

• भूधर-मार्गणाः: mountain-searchers / (coded) ‘bhūdhara-mārgaṇa’ values
• भूधर-मार्गणाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूधर (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; nominative plural

• दस्र-त्रि-अष्ट-रस-अंक-आश्वि-लोचनानि: the (coded) ‘dasra-tri-aṣṭa-rasa-aṅka-āśvi-locana’ values
• दस्र-त्रि-अष्ट-रस-अंक-आश्वि-लोचनानि: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रि (संख्या) + अष्ट (संख्या) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + अंक (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्वि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन; Nom./Acc. plural; technical coded compound

• कुजस्य: of Mars
• कुजस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; Genitive singular

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (contrastive particle)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, teaching technical enumerations used in sacred sciences)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra (Moon)
• Kuja (Mars)
• Aśvins (Dasra)

FAQs

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

It shows that the Purana preserves sacred-scientific knowledge (Jyotiḥśāstra-style reckoning) alongside Mokṣa-Dharma teaching—implying that disciplined knowledge and correct calculation can support dharma and a regulated life oriented toward liberation.

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

Indirectly: it situates technical Vedic knowledge within a dharmic framework. In the Narada Purana, such knowledge is meant to be subordinated to higher aims—purity of conduct, worship, and ultimately devotion and liberation—rather than used for mere worldly gain.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa and bhūta-saṅkhyā: the verse uses conventional ‘word-number’ encoding (e.g., Dasra=2, tri=3, aṣṭa=8, rasa=6) to state astronomical/astrological measures for the Moon and Mars.