Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100

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

Devanagari script

स्यात्क्रमज्याविधिश्चैवमुक्रमज्यास्वपिस्मृतः । ज्यां प्रोह्य शेषं तत्त्वताश्वि हंतं तद्विवरोद्धृम् ॥ १०० ॥

Transliteration

syātkramajyāvidhiścaivamukramajyāsvapismṛtaḥ | jyāṃ prohya śeṣaṃ tattvatāśvi haṃtaṃ tadvivaroddhṛm || 100 ||

Translation

ଏଭଳି କ୍ରମ-ଜ୍ୟାର ବିଧି କୁହାଗଲା; ଉ-କ୍ରମ-ଜ୍ୟା (ବିପରୀତ କ୍ରମ-ଜ୍ୟା) ପଦ୍ଧତି ମଧ୍ୟ ସ୍ମୃତ। ଜ୍ୟାକୁ ବିୟୋଗ କରି ଶେଷକୁ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱତଃ ସଠିକ୍ ନେଇ, ଶୀଘ୍ର ପ୍ରୟୋଗ କରି, ପରେ ତଦ୍ବିବର (ଭେଦ) ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• क्रम-ज्या-विधिः: the method of successive chords
• क्रम-ज्या-विधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्या (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘क्रमज्यायाः विधिः’ = procedure for successive chords

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

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• उ-क्रम-ज्यासु: in the reverse/alternate chord-steps
• उ-क्रम-ज्यासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-प्रयोग) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; ‘(उ)क्रमज्यासु’ = in reverse/alternate successive chords (reading uncertain due to textual corruption)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चय-अव्यय (also/even)

• स्मृतः: is stated/remembered
• स्मृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘remembered/said’

• ज्याम्: the chord
• ज्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रोह्य: having removed/subtracted
• प्रोह्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √वह्/√ऊह् (धातु) with प्र- (uncertain)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having removed/taken away’ (reading prohya; dhātu uncertain due to corruption)

• शेषम्: the remainder
• शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; here as object ‘remainder’

• तत्त्वतया: accurately/in truth
• तत्त्वतया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्वता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘in truth/accurately’ (instrumental of manner)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/रीति-अव्यय (quickly)

• हन्तम्: eliminated/struck off
• हन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘struck/removed’ (text unclear; may qualify शेषम्)

• तत्-विवर-उद्धृतम्: extracted from that interval/gap
• तत्-विवर-उद्धृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + विवर (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्धृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त—उद्धृत (क्त, √हृ with उद्) ‘extracted’; ‘from that gap extracted’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It highlights that Moksha-Dharma teaching in the Narada Purana also preserves precise śāstric disciplines—showing that right knowledge (vidyā), including Jyotiṣa/Gaṇita, supports dharma and clarity of practice.

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

Indirectly: accurate Jyotiṣa computations underpin correct timing (kāla) for vrata, pūjā, and observances, which strengthens disciplined devotion rather than replacing it with guesswork.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomy/astrology) with a Gaṇita step: computing krama-jyā/u-krama-jyā by subtracting a jyā, using the remainder, and deriving the interval (vivara) for successive values.