Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 166

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

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्वारे क्षणो वारदृष्टस्तद्वासराधिपः । आद्यः षष्ठो द्वितीयोऽस्मात्तत्षष्ठस्तु तृतीयकः ॥ १६६ ॥

Transliteration

yasminvāre kṣaṇo vāradṛṣṭastadvāsarādhipaḥ | ādyaḥ ṣaṣṭho dvitīyo'smāttatṣaṣṭhastu tṛtīyakaḥ || 166 ||

Translation

ขณะใดปรากฏวัน (วาระ) ใด เจ้าแห่งวันนั้นย่อมเป็นผู้ครองวันนั้น จากเจ้าแห่งวันนั้น นับองค์แรกเป็นลำดับที่หก องค์ที่สองเป็นที่หกจากนั้น และองค์ที่สามเป็นที่หกจากองค์ที่สองนั้น

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular ‘in which’

• वारे: in the weekday (vāra)
• वारे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular

• क्षणः: the moment (time-unit)
• क्षणः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative singular

• वार-दृष्टः: observed/assigned by the weekday
• वार-दृष्टः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्ट (कृदन्त; √दृश्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘वारस्य दृष्टः’ (seen/observed with respect to the weekday); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; used as determiner ‘that’

• वासर-अधिपः: the lord of that day
• वासर-अधिपः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘lord of the day’

• आद्यः: the first
• आद्यः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• षष्ठः: the sixth
• षष्ठः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• द्वितीयः: the second
• द्वितीयः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• अस्मात्: from this
• अस्मात्: अपादान (Apādāna/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ablative singular ‘from this’

• तत्-षष्ठः: the sixth (thereafter/of that)
• तत्-षष्ठः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘the sixth of that/thereafter’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis/contrast)

• तृतीयकः: the third
• तृतीयकः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ordinal/derivative adjective ‘third’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It links dharmic practice to right time (kāla): recognizing the weekday’s ruler and applying a counting rule helps align actions with cosmic order, supporting disciplined observance that aids mokṣa-oriented life.

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

While technical, it supports bhakti in practice: vows and worship are traditionally performed with attention to proper kāla; correct determination of the day-lord helps a devotee observe vratas and pūjā with steadiness and scriptural care.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: identifying the vāra (weekday) at a given moment, assigning its vāsarādhipa (planetary day-lord), and using a specific counting method involving the ‘sixth’ position for subsequent computations.