Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 155

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

Devanagari script

विद्यते सा त्वखंडा स्यान्न्यूना चेत्खंडसंज्ञिता । तिथेः पंचदशो भागः क्रमात्प्रतिपदादयः ॥ १५५ ॥

Transliteration

vidyate sā tvakhaṃḍā syānnyūnā cetkhaṃḍasaṃjñitā | titheḥ paṃcadaśo bhāgaḥ kramātpratipadādayaḥ || 155 ||

Translation

ତିଥି ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଥିଲେ ତାହା ‘ଅଖଣ୍ଡା’ କୁହାଯାଏ; ଅପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହେଲେ ‘ଖଣ୍ଡ’ ସଂଜ୍ଞା ପାଏ। ତିଥି ହେଉଛି ଚାନ୍ଦ୍ରମାସର ପନ୍ଦରମ ଭାଗ, ପ୍ରତିପଦା ଆଦି କ୍ରମରେ।

Word by Word

• विद्यते: exists
• विद्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘exists/is found’

• सा: that (tithi)
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• अखण्डा: unbroken/whole
• अखण्डा: विधेय (Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तिथि-विशेषणम् (unbroken)

• स्यात्: would be / is considered
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• न्यूना: deficient
• न्यूना: हेतु/शर्त (Condition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्यून (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तिथि-विशेषणम् (deficient)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: सम्बन्ध (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle ‘if’)

• खण्डसंज्ञिता: is termed ‘khaṇḍā’ (broken)
• खण्डसंज्ञिता: विधेय (Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खण्ड + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त (क्त) ‘संज्ञित’ = named; खण्ड-संज्ञिता = called ‘broken’

• तिथेः: of a tithi
• तिथेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; genitive

• पञ्चदशः: fifteenth
• पञ्चदशः: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ordinal/cardinal adjective ‘fifteenth’ qualifying ‘भागः’

• भागः: part/portion
• भागः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: रीति (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘in order/ क्रमशः’

• प्रतिपदादयः: (the tithis) beginning with Pratipadā
• प्रतिपदादयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिपदा + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; प्रतिपदा-आदि-समूहः (starting with pratipadā)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical context of tithi computation)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It grounds spiritual practice in correct sacred time (kāla): vows and worship gain steadiness when performed on a properly determined tithi, distinguishing complete (akhaṇḍā) from deficient (khaṇḍa).

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

Bhakti is expressed through disciplined observances (vrata, pūjā) done at the right tithi; this verse supplies the time-rule so devotional acts align with dharmic order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga (calendar science): a tithi is defined as one of fifteen parts, and the verse notes the technical distinction between akhaṇḍā and khaṇḍa tithi used in Panchanga-based ritual scheduling.