Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

अर्कभौमदिने षष्ठ्यां नाभ्यंगो वैधृतौ तथा । यः करोति दशम्यां च स्नानमामलकैर्नरः ॥ १४३ ॥

Transliteration

arkabhaumadine ṣaṣṭhyāṃ nābhyaṃgo vaidhṛtau tathā | yaḥ karoti daśamyāṃ ca snānamāmalakairnaraḥ || 143 ||

Translation

တနင်္ဂနွေ သို့မဟုတ် အင်္ဂါနေ့နှင့် တိုက်ဆိုင်သော ဆဋ္ဌမနေ့တွင်လည်းကောင်း၊ မကောင်းသော ဝိုင်ဓြတိ ယောဂ အချိန်တွင်လည်းကောင်း ဆီလိမ်းနှိပ်နယ်ခြင်း မပြုရ။ သို့သော် ဒသမီ (လဆယ်ရက်) တွင် အာမလက (မုရားသီး) ဖြင့် ရေချိုးသောသူသည် သန့်စင်ရေချိုးပူဇော်ကို လိုက်နာသူဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• अर्क-भौम-दिने: on Sunday/Tuesday
• अर्क-भौम-दिने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + भौम (प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular; समाहार/निर्देश-तत्पुरुषः (‘Sunday/Tuesday day’) i.e., on Sunday or Tuesday

• षष्ठ्याम्: on the sixth (tithi)
• षष्ठ्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अभ्यङ्गः: oil-massage
• अभ्यङ्गः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्यङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular (as prohibited act)

• वैधृतौ: on Vaidhṛti (astronomical yoga)
• वैधृतौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैधृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular (alternate ending -au) ‘on Vaidhṛti’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/प्रकार (Manner adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: ‘likewise/also’)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Relative pronoun, nominative singular (‘who’)

• करोति: does
• करोति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘does’

• दशम्याम्: on the tenth (tithi)
• दशम्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular (‘on the tenth tithi’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular (object of करोति)

• आमलकैः: with amla (amalaka fruits)
• आमलकैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (‘with āmalakas/amalaka fruits’)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular (apposition to यः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Arka (Sun)
• Bhauma (Mars)

FAQs

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

It links inner purity with correct timing: certain tithi–weekday/yoga combinations are treated as ritually unsuitable for indulgent acts like oil-massage, while Daśamī bathing with āmalaka is upheld as a purifying observance that supports dharmic discipline.

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

Bhakti is supported through niyama (regulated conduct). By observing timing-based restraints and performing purificatory baths, a devotee maintains sāttvika cleanliness and readiness for worship—practical supports for steady devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology): it uses tithi (Ṣaṣṭhī, Daśamī), weekday lords (Sun/Mars), and yoga (Vaidhṛti) to prescribe what actions to avoid or perform for ritual correctness.