Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 139

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

Devanagari script

त्याज्याः स्युस्तासु तिथिषु क्रमात्पंच च सर्वदा । अमावास्या च नवमी हित्वा विषमसज्ञिका ॥ १३९ ॥

Transliteration

tyājyāḥ syustāsu tithiṣu kramātpaṃca ca sarvadā | amāvāsyā ca navamī hitvā viṣamasajñikā || 139 ||

Translation

ในบรรดาตถีเหล่านั้น มีตถีห้าประการตามลำดับที่ควรเว้นเสมอ. และเมื่อยกเว้นวันอมาวาสยาและวันนวมิแล้ว ตถีที่เหลือเรียกว่า ‘วิษม’ คือไม่เป็นมงคล.

Word by Word

• त्याज्याः: to be avoided
• त्याज्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + यत् (कृत्)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘to be avoided’

• स्युः: should be
• स्युः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• तासु: among those
• तासु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तिथिषु: in the tithis
• तिथिषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत; ‘in order’

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karma (कर्म/Object of implied ‘count/know’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चन् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन-प्रयोग (indeclinable numeral)

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

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अमावास्या: new-moon day
• अमावास्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; one of the five)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमावास्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

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

• नवमी: the 9th tithi
• नवमी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; one of the five)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• हित्वा: excluding/omitting
• हित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having left/excluding’

• विषम-संज्ञिका: (the one) called ‘Viṣama’
• विषम-संज्ञिका: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having the designation “viṣama”’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Amavasya
• Navami

FAQs

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

It teaches dharmic discernment in sacred timing—avoiding certain tithis preserves the purity and intended spiritual fruit of vratas and other religious observances.

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

Bhakti is supported by disciplined practice; the verse frames devotion as guided by proper observance (niyama), where choosing suitable tithis helps keep worship steady and free from ritual obstacles.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-based calendrical rules—tithi classification and exclusion principles used to decide auspicious days for rites, vratas, and pūjā.