Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

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

Devanagari script

पर्ववास्तूपवासादि कृत्स्नं चांद्रे ण गृह्यते । गृह्यते गुरुमानेन प्रभवाद्यब्दलक्षणम् ॥ ११३ ॥

Transliteration

parvavāstūpavāsādi kṛtsnaṃ cāṃdre ṇa gṛhyate | gṛhyate gurumānena prabhavādyabdalakṣaṇam || 113 ||

Translation

วันปัรวัน พิธีเกี่ยวกับวาสตุ การถืออุโบสถ และข้อปฏิบัติทั้งปวง กำหนดตามจันทรคติ; ส่วนลักษณะของปีที่เริ่มด้วยปรภวะ กำหนดตามมาตราของคุรุ (พฤหัสบดี).

Word by Word

• पर्व: festival day, parvan
• पर्व: सम्बन्ध (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्/पर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextual; compound member), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• वास्तु: house/site (vāstu)
• वास्तु: सम्बन्ध (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (compound member), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• उपवास: fasting
• उपवास: सम्बन्ध (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (compound member), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• आदि: and the like
• आदि: सम्बन्ध (enumerative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; आद्यर्थे (etc., and so on)

• कृत्स्नम्: all, entire
• कृत्स्नम्: कर्म (with passive verb)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (समस्तं)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• चन्द्रेण: by the lunar (measure)
• चन्द्रेण: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन; (चन्द्रमानेन इत्यर्थः)

• गृह्यते: is determined
• गृह्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• गृह्यते: is determined
• गृह्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• गुरुमानेन: by the Jupiter-measure (guru-māna)
• गुरुमानेन: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गुरोः मानम्)

• प्रभव: Prabhava (name of a year)
• प्रभव: सम्बन्ध (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (compound member), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• आदि: and so on
• आदि: सम्बन्ध (enumerative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; आद्यर्थे (etc.)

• अब्द: year
• अब्द: सम्बन्ध (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (compound member), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• लक्षणम्: designation/characterization (of the years beginning with Prabhava)
• लक्षणम्: कर्म (with passive verb)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रभवाद्यब्दानां लक्षणम्)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma and calendrical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: upavāsa (fasting; general)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Guru (Jupiter)

FAQs

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

It links dharma-practice to cosmic order: vows, festival observances, and rites should be performed at the correct lunar times, showing that spiritual discipline is harmonized with sacred time (kāla).

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

Bhakti is made steady through regulated observance—fasts and holy days are not random but aligned to the lunar calendar, helping devotees maintain consistent vrata and worship with scriptural timing.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomy/astrology): lunar reckoning determines parvan and fasting schedules, while Jupiter’s measure is used to define the Prabhava-type year characteristics (samvatsara system).