Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16

Tithi-Nirṇaya for Vratas: Ekādaśī Rules, Saṅkrānti Punya-kāla, Eclipse Observances, and Prāyaścitta

Devanagari script

मैत्रेण संयुता ज्येष्टा संतानादिविनाशिनी । ततः स्युस्तिथयः पुण्याः कर्मानुष्टानतो दिवा ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

maitreṇa saṃyutā jyeṣṭā saṃtānādivināśinī | tataḥ syustithayaḥ puṇyāḥ karmānuṣṭānato divā || 16 ||

Translation

మైత్ర-యోగంతో సంయుక్తమైన జ్యేష్ఠా సంతానాది ఉపద్రవాలను నశింపజేస్తుంది. అందువల్ల ఆ తరువాత వచ్చే తిథులు పగలు కర్మానుష్ఠానానికి పుణ్యప్రదములు అవుతాయి।

Word by Word

• मैत्रेण: with Maitra (Mitra-related)
• मैत्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगानुसार), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; नक्षत्र/देवता-संबन्ध

• संयुता: joined/associated
• संयुता: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) → संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP)

• ज्येष्ठा: Jyeṣṭhā (nakṣatra)
• ज्येष्ठा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नक्षत्रनाम

• संतानादिविनाशिनी: destroying progeny etc.
• संतानादिविनाशिनी: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संतान + आदि + विनाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (संतानादीन् विनाशयति इति)

• ततः: thereafter/from that
• ततः: Apadana/Sequence (अपादान/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/अनन्तरार्थ (thereafter/from that)

• स्युः: may be/should be
• स्युः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• तिथयः: tithis
• तिथयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पुण्याः: auspicious
• पुण्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तिथयः इति विशेषण

• कर्मानुष्ठानतः: from the performance of rites
• कर्मानुष्ठानतः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + अनुष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कर्मणः अनुष्ठानम्)

• दिवा: by day/in daytime
• दिवा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Narada (teaching the Sanatkumara tradition on calendrics and auspicious timings)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Jyeṣṭhā

FAQs

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

It links cosmic timing (tithi–nakṣatra combinations) with dharmic outcomes, teaching that properly chosen auspicious time supports the fruit of sacred action and removes obstacles such as afflictions related to progeny.

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

While primarily a Jyotiṣa-based instruction, it supports bhakti indirectly by emphasizing disciplined, timely performance of devotional and Vedic rites—actions that stabilize sādhana and help remove impediments to worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: using nakṣatra (Jyeṣṭhā) and tithi-based considerations to determine when daytime ritual performance (karma-anuṣṭhāna) is especially auspicious.