Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 122

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

Devanagari script

तेषामीशाः क्रमाज्ज्ञेया विष्णुर्देवपुरोहितः । पुरंदरो लोहितश्च त्वष्टाहिर्बुध्न्यसंज्ञकः ॥ १२२ ॥

Transliteration

teṣāmīśāḥ kramājjñeyā viṣṇurdevapurohitaḥ | puraṃdaro lohitaśca tvaṣṭāhirbudhnyasaṃjñakaḥ || 122 ||

Translation

ତାଙ୍କର ଅଧିଷ୍ଠାତା ଦେବତାମାନେ କ୍ରମେ ଜାଣିବା ଉଚିତ—ବିଷ୍ଣୁ, ଦେବପୁରୋହିତ; ପୁରନ୍ଦର (ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର); ଲୋହିତ; ତ୍ୱଷ୍ଟା; ଏବଂ ଅହିର୍ବୁଧ୍ନ୍ୟ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ଦେବ।

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध/Possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ईशाः: lords / presiding deities
• ईशाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• क्रमात्: in order, successively
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययप्रयोगः; ‘क्रमात्’ = क्रमशः (adverb: in order/successively)

• ज्ञेयाः: are to be known
• ज्ञेयाः: Vidhi (विधेय/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञेय (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः—यत्/तव्यत्-भाव (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ज्ञातव्याः’

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देव-पुरोहितः: priest of the gods
• देव-पुरोहितः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण/Appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘देवानां पुरोहितः’

• पुरंदरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इन्द्रनाम

• लोहितः: Lohita
• लोहितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• त्वष्टा: Tvaṣṭā
• त्वष्टा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋकारान्त विशेषरूप (nom. sg. of त्वष्टृ)

• अहिः: Ahi
• अहिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बुध्न्य-संज्ञकः: named Budhnya
• बुध्न्य-संज्ञकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुध्न्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘बुध्न्य इति संज्ञा यस्य’ (named Budhnya)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; verse presented as enumerative teaching)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devapurohita
• Purandara (Indra)
• Lohita
• Tvastar (Tvaṣṭṛ)
• Ahirbudhnya

FAQs

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

It teaches devatā-krama—knowing the presiding lords in proper sequence—so the seeker understands cosmic governance while ultimately recognizing Viṣṇu’s primacy within Mokṣa-dharma instruction.

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

By placing Viṣṇu at the head of the enumerated lords, it supports Viṣṇu-bhakti as the orienting devotion, while acknowledging other deities as functional authorities within the divine order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects the practical principle used in mantra-application and ritual contexts—identifying the relevant devatā (presiding deity) in a defined order—useful for correct sankalpa and deity-orientation in rites.