Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 131

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

Devanagari script

याम्योत्तरदिशोर्मध्ये तिमिना पूर्वपश्चिमा । दिग्मध्यमत्स्यैः संसाध्या विदिशस्तद्वदेव हि ॥ १३१ ॥

Transliteration

yāmyottaradiśormadhye timinā pūrvapaścimā | digmadhyamatsyaiḥ saṃsādhyā vidiśastadvadeva hi || 131 ||

Translation

ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଓ ଉତ୍ତର ଦିଗର ମଧ୍ୟରେ ତିମିନା ଦ୍ୱାରା ପୂର୍ବ–ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଦିଗ ସ୍ଥାପିତ ହୁଏ। ସେହିପରି ଦିଗମଧ୍ୟରେ ଥିବା ‘ମତ୍ସ୍ୟ’ (ଚିହ୍ନ) ଦ୍ୱାରା ବିଦିଗମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହିଭଳି ନିର୍ଣ୍ଣୟ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• याम्य: southern
• याम्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying दिशोः)

• उत्तर: northern
• उत्तर: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; विशेषणम्

• दिशोः: of the two directions
• दिशोः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• तिमिना: with the timi-marker
• तिमिना: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करणत्वे

• पूर्व: eastern
• पूर्व: विशेषण (Visheshana/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied रेखा)

• पश्चिमा: western
• पश्चिमा: विशेषण (Visheshana/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (co-qualifier)

• दिक्: of the directions
• दिक्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद-सम्बन्ध)

• मध्य: middle
• मध्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-सम्बन्ध)

• मत्स्यैः: with fish(-shaped markers)
• मत्स्यैः: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करणत्वे

• संसाध्या: is to be accomplished/constructed
• संसाध्या: क्रिया (Kriya/Predicate obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु) + सम्- (उपसर्ग) + यत् (gerundive)
• Form: कृदन्त; यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive/obligation), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

• विदिशः: the intermediate directions
• विदिशः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• तद्वत्: in the same manner
• तद्वत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (indeclinable-like in sense), here adverbial ‘in the same way’

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (particle: for/indeed)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in cosmographic/technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Timina

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic space as orderly and intelligible—directions are not arbitrary but part of a structured universe, supporting dharma through right orientation in sacred thought and practice.

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

Indirectly: by presenting a well-ordered cosmos, it reinforces reverence for the divine order (ṛta) that bhakti honors—devotion grows when the universe is seen as purposeful and harmonized.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa-style cosmographic orientation: the verse describes a technical method of fixing directions (including intermediate quarters), a conceptual aid for mapping, ritual orientation, and traditional spatial reckoning.