Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151

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

Devanagari script

प्राग्ध्वांक्षा बंधु मृत्याय तयोर्द्यूने रविः स्वभात् । वक्रात्स्वादिवसाञ्चार्के शुक्राद्यूनां तु षड्रतः ॥ १५१ ॥

Transliteration

prāgdhvāṃkṣā baṃdhu mṛtyāya tayordyūne raviḥ svabhāt | vakrātsvādivasāñcārke śukrādyūnāṃ tu ṣaḍrataḥ || 151 ||

Translation

கிழக்குப் பாதியில் குறையும் திதி உறவினருக்கு அமங்களமாகவும் மரணத்திற்குக் காரணமாகவும் கருதப்படுகிறது. அதே நாள்-பகுதியில் சூரியன் தன் சொந்த ஒளியால் பிரகாசிக்கிறான். மேலும் சூரியன் வக்கிரகதியில் இருந்தால் ‘ஸ்வாதி’ திதி முதலாக சுக்கிரன் முதலியவற்றின் ரத/கால அளவு ஆறுமடங்கு எனக் கூறப்படுகிறது।

Word by Word

• prāk-dhvāṃkṣāḥ: eastern crows
• prāk-dhvāṃkṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāk (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + dhvāṃkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव — ‘प्राक्-ध्वाङ्क्षाः’ (eastern crows)

• bandhu: a kinsman/relative
• bandhu: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used as predicate/object ‘kinsman/relative’

• mṛtyāya: for death (leading to death)
• mṛtyāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case, Dative), एकवचन

• tayoḥ: of those two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of those two’

• dyūne: in the dyūna (7th house)
• dyūne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dyūna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; technical term (astrological)

• raviḥ: the Sun
• raviḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sva-bhāt: shines by itself/with its own light
• sva-bhāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhā (धातु √bhā)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √bhā ‘to shine’ with sva- (own) as adverbial qualifier; form interpreted as ‘(he) shines by himself/with own light’

• vakrāt: from retrogression
• vakrāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; ‘from retrogression/crookedness’

• sva-ādi-vasān: its own and other abodes (technical)
• sva-ādi-vasān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + vasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘स्वादीन् वसान्’ (own etc. dwellings/abodes); context technical/obscure

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

• arke: in the Sun (case)
• arke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in the Sun/when Sun is (there)’

• śukra-ādi-yūnām: of Venus and others (in the dyūna context)
• śukra-ādi-yūnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + yūna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘शुक्रादीनां यūनां’ (of Venus etc. dyūnas/7th-house indications)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषण-अव्यय (particle)

• ṣaṭ-rataḥ: sixfold-attached (technical)
• ṣaṭ-rataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु — ‘षड्रतः’ (having six delights/attached to six); technical/obscure

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/vedāṅga-leaning passage within Moksha-Dharma discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)
• Shukra (Venus)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dharma through right timing (kāla-śuddhi): actions aligned with auspicious calendrical and astronomical conditions support wellbeing and reduce harmful outcomes, which is treated as a practical aid within Moksha-Dharma.

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

While not directly preaching bhakti, it supports devotional life by prescribing time-awareness for rites and observances; orderly worship and vrata performed at proper times are presented as strengthening dharmic discipline that complements Vishnu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy): it references day/tithi-based auspiciousness, the Sun’s course including retrograde reckoning, and a technical sixfold measure/classification applied to Venus and other planets.