Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 167

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

तल्लुंबपापबिंबांतर्दृणौ व्याप्तरविघ्नभाः । अस्ते सावयवा ज्ञेया गतैष्यास्तिथयो बुधैः ॥ १६७ ॥

Transliteration

talluṃbapāpabiṃbāṃtardṛṇau vyāptaravighnabhāḥ | aste sāvayavā jñeyā gataiṣyāstithayo budhaiḥ || 167 ||

Translation

Kapag nakita ang disk ng buwan sa paglubog na may bahid—ang loob nito’y tila tinutusok ng humahadlang na liwanag ng Araw—dapat malaman ng mga pantas na ang mga tithi ay dapat tukuyin sa ganap na bahagi, na inihihiwalay ang lumipas na sa darating pa.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used as deictic ‘that’

• luṃba-pāpa-bimba-antar: inside the orb of the luṃba-pāpa (node/inauspicious point)
• luṃba-pāpa-bimba-antar: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: luṃba + pāpa + bimba + antar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘within the orb of the (luṃba) pāpa (node/evil point)’

• dṛṇau: the two points/markers (dṛṇa)
• dṛṇau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन)

• vyāpta-ravi-ghna-bhāḥ: eclipse-causing lights (covering and sun-destroying)
• vyāpta-ravi-ghna-bhāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāpta + ravi + ghna + bhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘lights that destroy the Sun when pervading/covering’

• aste: is; exists
• aste: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sa-avayavāḥ: with components; having parts
• sa-avayavāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + avayava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa ‘with parts’

• jñeyāḥ: should be known
• jñeyāḥ: Vidhi (विधेय/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्/णीयत्), Masculine Nominative Plural; ‘to be known’

• gata-eṣyāḥ: past and future
• gata-eṣyāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata + eṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); dvandva ‘past and future’

• tithayaḥ: lunar days (tithis)
• tithayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• budhaiḥ: by the wise/learned
• budhaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within Moksha-dharma/Vedic time-reckoning context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (tithi-discernment guidance applicable to vrata timing)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Ravi (Sun)
• Chandra (Moon)

FAQs

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

It stresses dharmic precision: sacred acts (vratas, pūjā, dāna) gain their intended fruit when performed at the correct tithi, which must be known by careful observation and calculation.

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

Bhakti is supported by right observance—devotional vows and worship depend on proper tithi determination, so devotion is expressed not only by feeling but by disciplined, scripturally aligned practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga (astronomy/astrology): discerning tithis by the sun–moon relationship, specifically distinguishing elapsed (gata) and upcoming (eṣyā) portions for accurate ritual timing.