Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85

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

Devanagari script

प्रवर्षणं सस्यवृद्धिः क्षेमं हौताशपर्वणि । अनावृष्टिः सस्यहानिर्दुर्भिक्षं याम्यपर्वणि ॥ ८५ ॥

Transliteration

pravarṣaṇaṃ sasyavṛddhiḥ kṣemaṃ hautāśaparvaṇi | anāvṛṣṭiḥ sasyahānirdurbhikṣaṃ yāmyaparvaṇi || 85 ||

Translation

ในหौतาศปัรวัน (อัคนี) ย่อมมีฝนตกชุก พืชผลเจริญ และความผาสุกโดยทั่วไป แต่ในยามยะปัรวัน (ยม) ย่อมเกิดฝนแล้ง พืชผลเสียหาย และทุพภิกขภัย (ความอดอยาก)

Word by Word

• प्रवर्षणम्: heavy rainfall
• प्रवर्षणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सस्य-वृद्धिः: increase of crops
• सस्य-वृद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः सस्यस्य वृद्धिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• क्षेमम्: welfare/safety
• क्षेमम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• हौताश-पर्वणि: in the Agni(-related) parvan
• हौताश-पर्वणि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हौताश (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः हौताशस्य पर्व (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अनावृष्टिः: lack of rain/drought
• अनावृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनावृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सस्य-हानिः: loss of crops
• सस्य-हानिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + हानि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः सस्यस्य हानिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• दुर्भिक्षम्: famine
• दुर्भिक्षम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्भिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• याम्य-पर्वणि: in the Yama(-related) parvan
• याम्य-पर्वणि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः याम्यस्य पर्व (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hautāśa-parvan; Yāmya-parvan (parvan-observances by deity-lord)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Yama

FAQs

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

It links cosmic time (parvan) with worldly outcomes, teaching that dharmic life includes reading time-signs and aligning conduct and rites with auspicious periods while remaining inwardly steady in mokṣa-oriented discipline.

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

Though the verse is technical (omens of parvan), it supports bhakti practice indirectly: devotees time offerings, fasts, and fire-related rites on auspicious junctions (Agni-related) and respond to adverse periods (Yama-related) with increased prayer, charity, and restraint rather than despair.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: using calendrical parvans (lunar sacred junctions) to judge auspiciousness and anticipate rainfall, agriculture outcomes, and public welfare—guiding ritual scheduling and community preparedness.