Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

विभाजितो मध्यगत्या भगणादिर्ग्रहो भवेत् । एवं ह्यशीघ्रमंदाञ्चये प्रोक्ताः पूर्वपापिनः ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

vibhājito madhyagatyā bhagaṇādirgraho bhavet | evaṃ hyaśīghramaṃdāñcaye proktāḥ pūrvapāpinaḥ || 82 ||

Translation

เมื่อค่านั้นถูกหารด้วยคติปานกลาง ก็จะกลายเป็นดาวเคราะห์ต้นในวัฏจักรภคณะ (เริ่มด้วยพระอาทิตย์) ดังนี้ ขั้นตอนก่อนหน้าจึงได้กล่าวไว้เพื่อการสะสมค่าปรับแก้สำหรับคติที่ไม่เร็วและคติที่ช้า

Word by Word

• vibhājitaḥ: divided
• vibhājitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√bhaj (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• madhya-gatyā: by mean motion
• madhya-gatyā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः

• bhagaṇa-ādiḥ: (the value) beginning with bhagaṇa
• bhagaṇa-ādiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘…-ādi’ = beginning with bhagaṇa

• grahaḥ: planet
• grahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhavet: would be/becomes
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• aśīghra-mandān: the non-fast and the slow (planets)
• aśīghra-mandān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśīghra (प्रातिपदिक) + manda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); द्वन्द्वः (non-fast and slow)

• caye: in the collection/aggregate
• caye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• proktāḥ: are stated/declared
• proktāḥ: Vidhi (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (धातु) + pra + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• pūrva-pāpinaḥ: former sinners
• pūrva-pāpinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारयः = ‘former/previous sinners’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga-style section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa as disciplined knowledge (a Vedāṅga-style method) where orderly calculation mirrors dharma: right understanding comes from correct procedure, not guesswork.

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

Indirectly: by validating sacred technical learning, it supports a life of regulated practice where accurate timing and right conduct can be aligned with devotional observances.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa/gaṇita: dividing by mean motion (madhyagati), using bhagaṇa-based cycles, and accumulating manda/śīghra-type corrections for planetary motion.