Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

शशिनी चंद्रिका कांतिर्ज्योत्स्ना श्रीः प्रीतिरंगदा । पूर्णापूर्णामृता चेति प्रोक्ताश्चंद्रमसः कलाः ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

śaśinī caṃdrikā kāṃtirjyotsnā śrīḥ prītiraṃgadā | pūrṇāpūrṇāmṛtā ceti proktāścaṃdramasaḥ kalāḥ || 29 ||

Translation

ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਨੀ, ਚੰਦ੍ਰਿਕਾ, ਕਾਂਤੀ, ਜ੍ਯੋਤ੍ਸਨਾ, ਸ਼੍ਰੀ, ਪ੍ਰੀਤੀ, ਅੰਗਦਾ, ਪੂਰਨਾਂ, ਅਪੂਰਨਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਅਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ—ਇਹ ਚੰਦਰਮਾ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਲਾਵਾਂ ਕਹੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• śaśinī: Śaśinī (a name)
• śaśinī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• caṃdrikā: Caṃdrikā (moonlight; a name)
• caṃdrikā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdrikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kāntiḥ: Kānti (lustre; a name)
• kāntiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jyotsnā: Jyotsnā (moonshine; a name)
• jyotsnā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyotsnā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śrīḥ: Śrī (splendour; a name)
• śrīḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prītiḥ: Prīti (affection; a name)
• prītiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• aṃgadā: Aṃgadā (adornment; a name)
• aṃgadā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃga + dā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (aṃgaṃ dadāti/alaṅkaroti)

• pūrṇā: Pūrṇā (full; a name)
• pūrṇā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• apūrṇā: Apūrṇā (not full; a name)
• apūrṇā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-pūrṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समास (not-full)

• amṛtā: Amṛtā (a name)
• amṛtā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛtā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative: ‘thus’)

• proktāḥ: are declared
• proktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘said/declared’

• caṃdramasaḥ: of the Moon (Caṃdramas)
• caṃdramasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdramas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• kalāḥ: digits/parts (kalās)
• kalāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra (Moon)

FAQs

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

It frames the Moon’s phases as sacred, named kalās—suggesting that time (kāla) and its lunar measures are not merely astronomical, but ritually meaningful units used to align human practice with cosmic order.

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

Indirectly: by clarifying lunar divisions used to time vratas and pūjā, it supports disciplined devotional observances that are traditionally scheduled by tithi and lunar increase/decrease—key to steady Vishnu-bhakti practices.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy): the verse preserves technical nomenclature for the Moon’s kalās, useful for calendrics—tithi-based ritual timing, vrata observance, and muhūrta considerations.