Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127

Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā

Devanagari script

तच्छेषश्च त्रिगुणितः तेनैवाप्तं दिनानि च । शेषे षष्ट्या हते भक्ते हारेण घटिकादिकम् ॥ १२७ ॥

Transliteration

taccheṣaśca triguṇitaḥ tenaivāptaṃ dināni ca | śeṣe ṣaṣṭyā hate bhakte hāreṇa ghaṭikādikam || 127 ||

Translation

Ang natitirang bahagi ay paramihin nang tatlo; sa pamamagitan nito makukuha ang bilang ng mga araw. Mula sa natira, kapag minultiply sa animnapu at hinati sa tagahati, makakamtan ang mga ghaṭikā at mas maliliit pang sukat ng panahon.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• śeṣaḥ: remainder
• śeṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• triguṇitaḥ: multiplied by three
• triguṇitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri + guṇita (कृदन्त; √guṇ/guṇay ‘to multiply’ → guṇita, PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; bhūta-kṛdanta (past passive participle) used adjectivally

• tena: by that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle)

• āptam: obtained/resulting
• āptam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √āp (धातु) → āpta (कृदन्त, PPP)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st)/Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; bhūta-kṛdanta (PPP)

• dināni: days
• dināni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Prathamā (1st)/Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• śeṣe: in/with the remainder
• śeṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; locative

• ṣaṣṭyā: by sixty
• ṣaṣṭyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental

• hate: when multiplied
• hate: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √han (धातु) → hata (कृदन्त, PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; locative absolute with bhakte (PPP)

• bhakte: when divided
• bhakte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhaj (धातु) → bhakta (कृदन्त, PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; locative absolute

• hāreṇa: by the divisor
• hāreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental

• ghaṭikā-ādikam: ghaṭikā etc. (time-units)
• ghaṭikā-ādikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṭikā + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Prathamā (1st)/Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; ‘ghaṭikā’ as head with ‘ādika’ (etc.)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with 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 shows that Dharma-practice is supported by precision: correct time-reckoning (kāla-nirṇaya) safeguards ritual order and discipline, which in turn steadies the mind for Moksha-oriented living.

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

Indirectly: Bhakti is strengthened when worship and vows are performed at properly determined times; this verse supplies the practical method to compute days and ghaṭikās so devotional observances are done correctly.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomical/chronological computation): using remainders, multiplication by 3 and 60, and division to derive days and ghaṭikā units for calendrical and ritual timing.