Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 136

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

Devanagari script

त्रिंशत्कृत्योयुगे भानां चक्रं प्राक्परिलंबते । तद्गुणाद्भदिनैर्भक्त्या द्युगणाद्यदवाप्यते ॥ १३६ ॥

Transliteration

triṃśatkṛtyoyuge bhānāṃ cakraṃ prākparilaṃbate | tadguṇādbhadinairbhaktyā dyugaṇādyadavāpyate || 136 ||

Translation

ایک یُگ میں انوارِ فلک کا چکر تیس بار حسبِ سابق گردش کرتا ہے۔ اس کی خاصیت سے دنوں کے گروہوں کی گنتی کے ذریعے، بھکتی بھری توجہ کے ساتھ، دنوں کی تعداد حاصل ہوتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• त्रिंशत्: thirty
• त्रिंशत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिंशत् (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective), compound-member

• कृत्य: operations/steps (kṛtya)
• कृत्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), प्रातिपदिक (compound-member)

• उयुगे: in the yuga/period
• उयुगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पाठभेद/दोष: ‘उयुगे’ likely ‘युगे’

• भानाम्: of the luminaries/suns
• भानाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भा/भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• चक्रम्: wheel/cycle
• चक्रम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्राक्: eastward/forward
• प्राक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक (directional adverb)

• परिलंबते: hangs/extends around
• परिलंबते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लम्ब् (धातु) + परि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन (in compound with गुणात्)

• गुणात्: from the product/multiplication
• गुणात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• भदिनैः: by bhadina-units (technical)
• भदिनैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भदिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; technical term (uncertain)

• भक्त्या: by division
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; here ‘division’ sense (भक्त्या = by division)

• द्युगणात्: from the dyugaṇa (day-count aggregate)
• द्युगणात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युगण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; technical term

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• अवाप्यते: is obtained
• अवाप्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) + अव- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada on dharma/knowledge; technical reckoning framed as disciplined practice)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It frames precise time-reckoning (kāla-gaṇanā) as a disciplined, reverent practice—showing that knowledge, order, and careful attention can support dharma and spiritual life.

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

The word “bhaktyā” indicates doing even technical reckoning with devoted diligence—turning study and calculation into a form of sincere, attentive service rather than mere dry scholarship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomical/astrological timekeeping): it points to computing cycles and deriving day-counts via grouped day-reckoning (dyu-gaṇa) within a yuga framework.