Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 128

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

Devanagari script

हित्वा भाज्यंगभागादीन्कलीकृत्य खखाक्षिभिः । भजेद्वर्षाणि शेषे तु गुणिते द्वादशादिभिः ॥ १२८ ॥

Transliteration

hitvā bhājyaṃgabhāgādīnkalīkṛtya khakhākṣibhiḥ | bhajedvarṣāṇi śeṣe tu guṇite dvādaśādibhiḥ || 128 ||

Translation

பகாரியத்தின் துணைப்பாகங்கள், பாகப்பிரிவுகள் முதலியவற்றை விட்டு, ‘க-க-அக்ஷி’ எண்களால் மீதியை கலியுகக் கணக்காக மாற்றி ஆண்டுகளை கணக்கிட வேண்டும். மீதி இருந்தால் அதை பன்னிரண்டு முதலான காரகங்களால் பெருக்க வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• hitvā: having omitted
• hitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; pūrvakāla)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hā (धातु) → hitvā (कृदन्त; त्वान्त)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/त्वान्त), ‘having left/omitting’

• bhājya-aṅga-bhāga-ādīn: the dividend-parts, portions, etc.
• bhājya-aṅga-bhāga-ādīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhājya + aṅga + bhāga + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana; ‘ādīn’ = ‘and the like’; object of hitvā

• kalī-kṛtya: having made/treated as ‘kalī’
• kalī-kṛtya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; pūrvakāla)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kalī (प्रातिपदिक) + √kṛ (धातु) → kṛtya (कृदन्त; त्वान्त)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/त्वान्त); denominative sense ‘making into kalī/marking as kalī’

• kha-kha-akṣibhiḥ: by (the numerals) kha-kha-akṣi
• kha-kha-akṣibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kha + kha + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana; instrumental; traditional numeral/placeholder terms (kha=0, akṣi=2)

• bhajet: one should divide
• bhajet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhaj (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• varṣāṇi: years
• varṣāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana

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

• tu: but/then
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Virodha/avadhāraṇa-nipāta (but/indeed)

• guṇite: when multiplied
• guṇite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √guṇ/guṇay (धातु) → guṇita (कृदन्त, PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; locative absolute with śeṣe (implied)

• dvādaśa-ādibhiḥ: by twelve and the like
• dvādaśa-ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśa + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana; instrumental ‘by twelve etc.’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a Vedanga-style technical passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Kali (Kali-yuga)

FAQs

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

It presents disciplined, rule-based time-reckoning as part of dharma: correct calendrical knowledge supports right observance of vows, rites, and sacred timings, which in turn stabilizes spiritual practice.

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

Indirectly: by teaching accurate computation of years and sub-units (months, etc.), it safeguards proper observance of vrata and worship-times—practical supports that sustain steady Vishnu-bhakti in daily life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga (astronomy/astrology and calendrics): converting values into Kali-era counts, handling remainders, and scaling by twelve for subsidiary time divisions used in ritual scheduling.