Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103

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

Devanagari script

ओजेद्व्यगा च सुयमारदारुद्रागजाब्धयः । कुजादीनामतः शौघ्न्यायुग्मांतेर्थाग्निदस्रकाः ॥ १०३ ॥

Transliteration

ojedvyagā ca suyamāradārudrāgajābdhayaḥ | kujādīnāmataḥ śaughnyāyugmāṃterthāgnidasrakāḥ || 103 ||

Translation

اور یہ فنی نام ہیں: اوجیدویگا، سویما، آردا، رودرا، گجا اور ابدھیہ۔ اسی طرح کُج (مریخ) وغیرہ سیّاروں کے لیے—شَوگھنیا، اَیُگما، اور آخر میں رِتھا، اَگنی اور دَسرَکا—یوں بیان کیا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• ओजे: in/with ‘ojas’ (strength)
• ओजे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th) एकवचन / प्रथमा-द्विवचन सम्भाव्य; पाठानुसार ‘ओजे’ (locative ‘in strength’ or mnemonic)

• द्वि-अगाः: (the numeral term) ‘two-mountains/agos’ (uncertain)
• द्वि-अगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः—‘द्वि’ + ‘अग’ (mnemonic word-numerals; reading uncertain: dvyagā)

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

• सुयम-अरद-रुद्र-अगज-अब्धयः: (the numerals) ‘suyama, arada, rudra, mountain-born, ocean’
• सुयम-अरद-रुद्र-अगज-अब्धयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुयम (प्रातिपदिक) + अरद (प्रातिपदिक) + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अगज (प्रातिपदिक) + अब्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः—mnemonic word-numerals list (exact referents uncertain due to corruption)

• कुज-आदीनाम्: of Mars and others
• कुज-आदीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुज (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘कुजादीनाम्’ = of Mars etc.

• अतः: therefore/from this
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/अनन्तर-अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• शौघ्न्या: by/with ‘śaughnyā’ (uncertain)
• शौघ्न्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौघ्न्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd) एकवचन / प्रथमा एकवचन सम्भाव्य; पाठानुसार ‘शौघ्न्या’ (uncertain technical term)

• अ-युग्म-अन्ते: at the odd end
• अ-युग्म-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ (निषेध/अव्यय-प्रयोग) + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘अयुग्म’ = not-even = odd; ‘at the odd end’

• अर्थात्: namely
• अर्थात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्थात् (अव्यय)
• Form: व्याख्या-अव्यय (namely)

• अग्नि-दस्रकाः: (the numerals) ‘fire’ and ‘dasraka (Aśvin)’
• अग्नि-दस्रकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + दस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः—अग्नि + दस्रक (mnemonic word-numerals; ‘दस्र’ often = Aśvins)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Moksha-dharma context; technical enumeration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kuja (Mars)
• Agni
• Dasra (Ashvins)

FAQs

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

The verse preserves esoteric and technical nomenclature used in sacred learning; mastering such precise terms is presented as part of disciplined śāstra-study that supports right understanding (dharma) and, ultimately, mokṣa-oriented clarity.

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

Indirectly: it does not teach bhakti practices explicitly, but it supports the broader Narada Purana method where accurate śāstric knowledge (including technical lists) becomes an aid to orderly dharma and focused devotion rather than confusion or superstition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: the verse records specialized epithets and classifications connected with grahas (beginning with Kuja/Mars), reflecting the Purana’s preservation of astrological vocabulary used in calendrics, omens, and ritual timing.