Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

बालस्यचक्रं तत्तस्मिन्सस्यवृष्टिविनाशनम् । पंचदशे षोडशर्क्षे वक्रे स्याद्रुधिराननम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

bālasyacakraṃ tattasminsasyavṛṣṭivināśanam | paṃcadaśe ṣoḍaśarkṣe vakre syādrudhirānanam || 30 ||

Translation

‘బాలస్యచక్రం’ అనే శకునం కనిపిస్తే పంటలు, వర్షం నశిస్తాయి. పదిహేనో లేదా పదహారో ఋక్షంలో గ్రహం వక్రంగా ఉంటే దానిని ‘రుధిరాననం’ అని, అశుభ సూచకంగా చెబుతారు.

Word by Word

• बालस्य: of Bāla / of the child (name/term)
• बालस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; genitive singular

• चक्रम्: wheel/cycle (a designation)
• चक्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Predicate-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'that'

• तस्मिन्: in that (condition)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular 'in that/therein'

• सस्यवृष्टिविनाशनम्: destruction of crops and rain
• सस्यवृष्टिविनाशनम्: कर्म (Karma/Predicate-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य + वृष्टि + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular; 'destruction of crops and rain'

• पञ्चदशे: in the fifteenth
• पञ्चदशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदश (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular; 'in the fifteenth' (with ṛkṣe understood)

• षोडश: sixteen
• षोडश: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Compound-member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: संख्याशब्द; (समासपूर्वपद)

• ऋक्षे: in the asterism
• ऋक्षे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular; in compound ṣoḍaśa-ṛkṣe

• वक्रे: in retrograde state
• वक्रे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular; 'in retrogression'

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'should be'

• रुधिराननम्: Rudhirānana (‘blood-faced’, a name)
• रुधिराननम्: कर्म (Karma/Predicate-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुधिरानन (प्रातिपदिक; रुधिर + आनन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular; 'blood-faced' as a designation

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames celestial and omen-based disturbances as dharmic warnings: when inauspicious signs arise, rulers and householders should respond with restraint, charity, and corrective rites rather than negligence.

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

Indirectly: by identifying fear-inducing portents, it encourages taking refuge in dharma and worship (especially protective prayers and offerings) instead of panic—channeling anxiety into disciplined devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): it notes outcomes tied to nakṣatra placement and vakra (retrograde) motion, used for forecasting public harms like rainfall disruption and agricultural loss.