Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142

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

Devanagari script

परमोपक्रमज्याप्त चापमेपादिगो रविः । कर्कादौ प्रोह्यचक्रार्द्धात्तुलादौ भार्द्धसंयुतात्त ॥ १४२ ॥

Transliteration

paramopakramajyāpta cāpamepādigo raviḥ | karkādau prohyacakrārddhāttulādau bhārddhasaṃyutātta || 142 ||

Translation

پرَم اُپکرم-جیا سے حاصل شدہ قوس کے ذریعے رَوی کی ایک پاد (چوتھائی) حرکت کا حساب کیا جاتا ہے۔ سرطان وغیرہ بروج میں اسے نصف دائرے سے منہا کرو؛ اور میزان کے بعد نصف دائرے کے ساتھ ملا کر نتیجہ لو۔

Word by Word

• परम: supreme, maximum
• परम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (compound member)

• उपक्रम: offset/commencement
• उपक्रम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (compound member)

• ज्या: sine
• ज्या: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (compound member)

• आप्त: obtained, reached
• आप्त: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally; (compound member)

• चापम्: arc
• चापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया); एकवचन

• एपादिगः: going to that quarter (east etc.)
• एपादिगः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ए-पादि-ग (प्रातिपदिक; ग from √गम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (एपादि = 'this quarter etc.' + ग = going/being)

• रविः: the Sun
• रविः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• कर्क: Cancer (Karka)
• कर्क: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (compound member; zodiac sign Cancer)

• आदौ: at the beginning (from)
• आदौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th) एकवचन in sense 'at the beginning'; commonly adverbial

• प्रोह्य: having shifted
• प्रोह्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उह्/प्र-ऊह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); 'having shifted/removed' (prohya)

• चक्र: circle
• चक्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (compound member)

• अर्धात्: from half
• अर्धात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी); एकवचन

• तुला: Libra (Tulā)
• तुला: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (compound member; zodiac sign Libra)

• आदौ: at the beginning (from)
• आदौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी; एकवचन; adverbial

• भ: sign/asterism (bha)
• भ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (compound member; likely 'bhā'/'bha' = sign/asterism)

• अर्ध: half
• अर्ध: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (compound member)

• संयुतात्: from the added/joined (amount)
• संयुतात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) in ablative; नपुंसक/पुं; पञ्चमी (5th); एकवचन; 'from what is joined/added'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga-style exposition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)
• Karka (Cancer)
• Tulā (Libra)

FAQs

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

It shows that correct Dharma-practice depends on correct timekeeping; Jyotiṣa computations (like the Sun’s arc through zodiacal signs) support accurate calendars for vrata, yajña, and sacred observances.

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

Indirectly: Bhakti practices (fasts, pūjā timings, festival observances) require proper tithi and solar motion calculations; this verse supplies a technical rule that safeguards devotional discipline through right timing.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa—specifically, a quadrant/half-circle correction rule for solar arc computation across zodiacal halves (Cancer-side subtraction from 180°, Libra-side half-circle adjustment).