Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

Chandas: Varṇa-gaṇas, Guru-Laghu, Vṛtta-bheda, and Prastāra Procedures

Devanagari script

उपर्याद्याद्गुरोरेवमेकद्व्यादिलगक्रिया । लगक्रियांकसंदोहे भवेत्संख्याविमिश्रिते ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

uparyādyādgurorevamekadvyādilagakriyā | lagakriyāṃkasaṃdohe bhavetsaṃkhyāvimiśrite || 19 ||

Translation

Assim, avançando para cima a partir da unidade pesada (guru) precedente, aplicam-se as operações da unidade leve (laghu) em simples, duplas e assim por diante; e quando o conjunto de marcas numéricas oriundas dessas operações leves se mistura, a contagem resultante torna-se um número misto (combinado).

Word by Word

• उपरि: above
• उपरि: अधिकरण (Adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आद्याद्: should take
• आद्याद्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; √दा ‘to take’ with आ-

• गुरोः: of the heavy (syllable)
• गुरोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• एक-द्वि-आदि-लग-क्रिया: the operation of ‘lag’ beginning with one, two, etc.
• एक-द्वि-आदि-लग-क्रिया: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक+द्वि+आदि+लग+क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (एकद्व्यादि-लगे क्रिया); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• लग-क्रिया-अङ्क-सन्दोहे: in the collection of numbers of the lag-operation
• लग-क्रिया-अङ्क-सन्दोहे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लग+क्रिया+अङ्क+सन्दोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (लगक्रियायाः अङ्कानां सन्दोहः/सन्दोहे); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would be/should occur
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सङ्ख्या-विमिश्रिते: when mixed with numbers
• सङ्ख्या-विमिश्रिते: विशेषण (Qualifier of locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सङ्ख्या+विमिश्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (सङ्ख्यया विमिश्रित); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (अधिकरणे)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It highlights disciplined, exact knowledge (a Vedāṅga-style method) as a support for clarity in sacred learning—showing that liberation-oriented study (mokṣa-dharma) values precision, not mere sentiment.

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

Indirectly: by teaching careful reckoning and correct procedure, it supports accurate recitation and transmission of sacred texts—an important aid to devotional practices centered on śravaṇa and kīrtana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas/Śikṣā-style technical enumeration: applying laghu (light) operations after a guru (heavy) unit and understanding how aggregated numerical marks yield a mixed total count.