Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 124

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

Devanagari script

अथाद्वेशचमूनाथसस्यपानां बलाबलम् । तत्कालं ग्रहचारं च सम्यग् ज्ञात्वा फलं वदेत् ॥ १२४ ॥

Transliteration

athādveśacamūnāthasasyapānāṃ balābalam | tatkālaṃ grahacāraṃ ca samyag jñātvā phalaṃ vadet || 124 ||

Translation

ครั้นแล้ว เมื่อรู้โดยถูกต้องถึงกำลังและความอ่อนของปัจจัยต่าง ๆ เช่น อัทเวษะ จมูนาถะ พืชผล และน้ำดื่ม รวมทั้งการโคจรของดาวเคราะห์ในกาลนั้นแล้ว จึงพึงพยากรณ์ผล.

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (now/then)

• अद्वेष-चमू-नाथ-सस्य-पानाम्: of (the groups such as) Adveṣa, Camūnātha, Sasya, Pāna
• अद्वेष-चमू-नाथ-सस्य-पानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध/Of whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्वेष (प्रातिपदिक) + चमू (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक) + सस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (सम्बन्धार्थः: ‘अद्वेषचमूनाथसस्यपान’ इत्येषां)

• बल-अबलम्: strength and weakness
• बल-अबलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक) + अबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः—‘बलं च अबलं च’ (strength and weakness)

• तत्-कालम्: that time
• तत्-कालम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘तस्मिन् काले/that time’

• ग्रह-चारम्: the course/motion of the planets
• ग्रह-चारम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + चार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘ग्रहाणां चारः’ (movement of planets)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (properly/correctly)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having known’

• फलम्: the result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वदेत्: should state/tell
• वदेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined discernment: before pronouncing any ‘phala’ (result), one must carefully assess conditions and time—reflecting a dharmic ethic of truthfulness and responsibility in counsel.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti by insisting that guidance be accurate and well-grounded; sound counsel helps devotees align actions (including vows and observances) with auspicious timing rather than superstition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: evaluating bala–abala (relative strengths) and graha-cāra (planetary transits) to determine and state outcomes (phala) correctly.