Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

षण्मासवृद्ध्या ग्रहणं शोधयेद्र विचंद्र योः । पर्वेशास्तु तथा सत्यदेवा रव्यादितः क्रमात् ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaṇmāsavṛddhyā grahaṇaṃ śodhayedra vicaṃdra yoḥ | parveśāstu tathā satyadevā ravyāditaḥ kramāt || 81 ||

Translation

ఆరు నెలల వృద్ధి (సవరణ) చేర్చి సూర్య–చంద్ర గ్రహణాల గణన చేసి శోధన చేయవలెను. అలాగే పర్వదినాధిపతులను సత్యదేవులతో కూడ, సూర్యుని నుండి క్రమంగా నిర్ణయించవలెను.

Word by Word

• षण्मास-वृद्ध्या: by (means of) six-month increase
• षण्मास-वृद्ध्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्मास (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental, 3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासः षण्मासस्य वृद्धिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ग्रहणम्: eclipse/occultation
• ग्रहणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Object/Accusative, 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• शोधयेत्: should purify/should correct
• शोधयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध्/शोध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• र: (particle)
• र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: र (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: निपात (particle); पाठभेद/उच्चारण-सम्बन्धी अव्यय (uncertain/possibly metrical filler)

• वि-चन्द्रयोः: of the two (cases) of the moon/‘vi-candra’
• वि-चन्द्रयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; उपसर्गयुक्त-प्रयोगः (vi- as prefix/qualifier)

• पर्व-ईशाः: lords/presiding deities of the parvan (periods)
• पर्व-ईशाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः पर्वणाम् ईशाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (adversative/emphatic)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सत्य-देवाः: the ‘Satya’ gods (truth-deities)
• सत्य-देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—सत्याः देवाः

• रवि-आदितः: beginning with the Sun
• रवि-आदितः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययवत् (ablative sense as indeclinable): ‘from/starting with the Sun’

• क्रमात्: in sequence/step by step
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोगः (instrumental/ablative-form used adverbially); तृतीया/पञ्चमी-एकवचन-आकारः ‘in order/ क्रमशः’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the Moksha-Dharma discourse, touching Vedanga-style calendrical science)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)
• Candra (Moon)
• Satya-devas

FAQs

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

It links dharma to correct time-reckoning: sacred observances depend on accurate parvan and eclipse determination, so spiritual practice is aligned with cosmic order (ṛta).

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

Indirectly: bhakti-oriented vratas and worship performed on parvan days or during eclipse-related rites require proper calendrical knowledge; devotion is strengthened when worship is done at the right sacred times.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: the verse indicates a rule of correction (six-month adjustment) for checking solar/lunar eclipses and determining parvan presiding deities in proper sequence.