Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 114

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

वारुण्या त्वर्द्धनारीशो उमाकान्तो मुनीश्वरः । काकोदर्या तथाषाढी पूतनासंयुतो मतः ॥ ११४ ॥

Transliteration

vāruṇyā tvarddhanārīśo umākānto munīśvaraḥ | kākodaryā tathāṣāḍhī pūtanāsaṃyuto mataḥ || 114 ||

Translation

ବାରୁଣୀ ନକ୍ଷତ୍ର/କାଳରେ ସେ ଅର୍ଧନାରୀଶ୍ୱରରୂପେ ଗଣ୍ୟ; ଉମାକାନ୍ତାରେ ମୁନୀଶ୍ୱରରୂପେ। ତଥା କାକୋଦରୀ ଓ ଆଷାଢୀରେ ସେ ପୂତନା-ସଂଯୁକ୍ତ ବୋଲି ମତ।

Word by Word

• वारुण्या: with Vāruṇī
• वारुण्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारुणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/पदार्थ-भेदक (particle, adversative/emphatic)

• अर्द्धनारीशः: Ardhanārīśa (the Lord who is half woman)
• अर्द्धनारीशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध-नारी-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; अर्द्ध + नारी + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• उमाकान्तः: Umākānta (beloved of Umā)
• उमाकान्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा-कान्त (प्रातिपदिक; उमा + कान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• मुनीश्वरः: lord of sages
• मुनीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; मुनि + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• काकोदर्या: with Kākodarī
• काकोदर्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकोदरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आषाढी: with Āṣāḍhī
• आषाढी: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आषाढी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (contextually)

• पूतनासंयुतः: joined with Pūtanā
• पूतनासंयुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूतना-संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; पूतना + संयुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण (qualifying epithet)

• मतः: is considered (as such)
• मतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक; √मन् (धातु) से क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle used adjectivally)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; PPP (क्त), ‘considered/held to be’

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada in a Vedāṅga/technical enumeration context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ardhanārīśvara
• Umākānta (Śiva)
• Munīśvara
• Pūtanā

FAQs

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

It preserves a traditional Vedāṅga-style mapping where specific named designations (used in ritual/astrological reckoning) are linked to particular divine forms, showing how time-classifications are sacralized through deity-identification.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through correct remembrance and invocation of the appropriate divine form tied to a given designation; devotion becomes structured by traditional correspondences rather than being purely abstract.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa-oriented nomenclature: the verse functions like a technical list assigning deity-forms/associations to specific named periods or markers (useful for ritual timing and prescribed observances).