Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127

Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā

Devanagari script

तच्छेषश्च त्रिगुणितः तेनैवाप्तं दिनानि च । शेषे षष्ट्या हते भक्ते हारेण घटिकादिकम् ॥ १२७ ॥

Transliteration

taccheṣaśca triguṇitaḥ tenaivāptaṃ dināni ca | śeṣe ṣaṣṭyā hate bhakte hāreṇa ghaṭikādikam || 127 ||

Translation

Esse resto deve ser triplicado; assim se obtém o número de dias. Do restante, multiplicando por sessenta e dividindo pelo divisor, obtêm-se as ghaṭikās e as unidades menores de tempo.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• śeṣaḥ: remainder
• śeṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• triguṇitaḥ: multiplied by three
• triguṇitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri + guṇita (कृदन्त; √guṇ/guṇay ‘to multiply’ → guṇita, PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; bhūta-kṛdanta (past passive participle) used adjectivally

• tena: by that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle)

• āptam: obtained/resulting
• āptam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √āp (धातु) → āpta (कृदन्त, PPP)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st)/Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; bhūta-kṛdanta (PPP)

• dināni: days
• dināni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Prathamā (1st)/Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• śeṣe: in/with the remainder
• śeṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; locative

• ṣaṣṭyā: by sixty
• ṣaṣṭyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental

• hate: when multiplied
• hate: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √han (धातु) → hata (कृदन्त, PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; locative absolute with bhakte (PPP)

• bhakte: when divided
• bhakte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhaj (धातु) → bhakta (कृदन्त, PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; locative absolute

• hāreṇa: by the divisor
• hāreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental

• ghaṭikā-ādikam: ghaṭikā etc. (time-units)
• ghaṭikā-ādikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṭikā + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Prathamā (1st)/Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; ‘ghaṭikā’ as head with ‘ādika’ (etc.)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It shows that Dharma-practice is supported by precision: correct time-reckoning (kāla-nirṇaya) safeguards ritual order and discipline, which in turn steadies the mind for Moksha-oriented living.

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

Indirectly: Bhakti is strengthened when worship and vows are performed at properly determined times; this verse supplies the practical method to compute days and ghaṭikās so devotional observances are done correctly.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomical/chronological computation): using remainders, multiplication by 3 and 60, and division to derive days and ghaṭikā units for calendrical and ritual timing.