Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

इष्टवगेकृतिश्चेष्टघनोष्टग्रौ च सौककौ । एषीस्यानामुभे व्यक्ते गणिते व्यक्तमेव च ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

iṣṭavagekṛtiśceṣṭaghanoṣṭagrau ca saukakau | eṣīsyānāmubhe vyakte gaṇite vyaktameva ca || 34 ||

Translation

इष्टवर्गकृतयश्चेष्टामानघनत्वयोः । ओष्ठकण्ठविधिश्चैव एषी-ईस्या द्वयं तथा ॥ गणितेऽपि व्यक्तमार्ग एव स्पष्टतया प्रदर्शितः ॥

Word by Word

• इष्टवगेकृतिः: the operation/formula of the desired square
• इष्टवगेकृतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट-वर्ग-कृति (प्रातिपदिक; इष्ट + वर्ग + कृति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• इष्टघन: the desired cube
• इष्टघन: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट-घन (प्रातिपदिक; इष्ट + घन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उष्टग्रौ: (two technical terms) uṣṭa and gra (as paired items)
• उष्टग्रौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्ट-ग्र (प्रातिपदिक; uncertain)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सौककौ: the two (called) saukaka-s
• सौककौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौकक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• एषीस्यानाम्: of the eṣīsyā-s (technical entities)
• एषीस्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एषीस्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उभे: both (of them)
• उभे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), द्विवचन (Dual)

• व्यक्ते: manifest/explicit
• व्यक्ते: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), द्विवचन (Dual); विशेषण (adjectival)

• गणिते: in computation/arithmetic
• गणिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यक्तम्: explicit
• व्यक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; technical listing style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It frames spiritual pursuit alongside disciplined knowledge: the Purana acknowledges precise technical sciences (phonetics and mathematics) as supportive tools for correct learning, transmission, and clarity on the path of Moksha.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing explicitness and correct technical understanding, it supports accurate recitation, study, and teaching—foundational practices that strengthen devotion through properly preserved scripture and mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to Śikṣā-style phonetic concerns (lips/throat articulation) and to Gaṇita (mathematical method), stressing ‘vyakta’—clear, explicit formulation.