Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

स्वयंभुवा शरगतानब्दान्संपिंड्य नारद । खचरानयनं कार्यमथवेष्टयुगादितः ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

svayaṃbhuvā śaragatānabdānsaṃpiṃḍya nārada | khacarānayanaṃ kāryamathaveṣṭayugāditaḥ || 64 ||

Translation

स्वयंभुवोक्तविधिना शरगतान् शब्दान् संपीड्य, हे नारद, ततः खचराणाम् आनयनं कर्म कर्तव्यम्—युगादितः युग्मवेष्टनादारभ्य।

Word by Word

• स्वयंभुवा: by Svayambhū (Brahmā)
• स्वयंभुवा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयंभू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• शर-गतान्: gone to the arrows / reached by arrows
• शर-गतान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त; √गम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally; Accusative plural

• अब्दान्: years
• अब्दान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• सम्-पिण्ड्य: having combined
• सम्-पिण्ड्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √पिण्ड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); having lumped/combined

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन; Vocative singular

• खचर-आयनम्: the (planetary) motion/ayana of the celestial bodies
• खचर-आयनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खचर (प्रातिपदिक) + आयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; Nom./Acc. singular (context: object of 'kāryam')

• कार्यम्: is to be done / should be made
• कार्यम्: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √कृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; predicate adjective; ‘to be done’

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; discourse particle

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle)

• इष्ट-युग-आदितः: from the beginning of the desired yuga
• इष्ट-युग-आदितः: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + युग (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी एकवचन (आदितः = ablative ‘from the beginning’); Ablative singular used adverbially

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Narada

FAQs

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

It points to disciplined mastery of śabda (mantric sound) and its internal consolidation, indicating that liberation-oriented practice requires gathering scattered energies and directing them back under conscious control.

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

While framed in technical yogic language, it supports bhakti by implying that mantra and inner regulation purify attention—making the mind fit for steady remembrance of the Lord, which is central to Vishnu-bhakti in Moksha-Dharma teachings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights śabda-handling and precise procedural sequencing—skills aligned with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa-informed mantra discipline, where correct sound and ordered steps are essential.