Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

उद्दिष्टाराशिः संक्षिप्तौ हृतोंऽशै रहितो युतः । इष्टघ्नदृष्टेनैतेन भक्तराशिरनीशितः ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

uddiṣṭārāśiḥ saṃkṣiptau hṛtoṃ'śai rahito yutaḥ | iṣṭaghnadṛṣṭenaitena bhaktarāśiranīśitaḥ || 30 ||

Translation

اُدِّشٹ راشی کو مختصر کر کے، اَمشوں سے تقسیم کر کے، اور ضرورت کے مطابق منہا یا جمع کر کے—اسی ‘اِشٹ گھْن’ طریق میں حاصل شدہ دِرِشت نتیجے کے مطابق بھکت راشی (خارجِ قسمت کی راشی) درست طور پر متعین ہوتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• उद्दिष्ट-राशिः: the specified quantity (rāśi)
• उद्दिष्ट-राशिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्दिष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘उद्दिष्टः (निर्दिष्टः) सः राशिः’

• संक्षिप्तौ: in the abridged (procedure)
• संक्षिप्तौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संक्षिप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √क्षिप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (वैकल्पिकरूपेण नपुंसक/द्विवचनसम्भावना); अधिकरण—‘संक्षेपे/संक्षिप्ते (in the abridged method)’

• हृतः: subtracted/taken away
• हृतः: Karma (कर्म/undergoing action)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृत (कृदन्त; √हृ)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘taken away/subtracted’

• अंशैः: by parts/fractions
• अंशैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण (by parts/fractions)

• रहितः: devoid (of)
• रहितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √रह्/रह्-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘devoid of’

• युतः: added/combined
• युतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘joined/added’

• इष्ट-घ्न-दृष्टेन: by the ‘iṣṭa-destroying/adjusting’ rule seen (method)
• इष्ट-घ्न-दृष्टेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √हन्) + दृष्ट (कृदन्त; √दृश्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘इष्टं घ्नन् (नाशयन्/हन्) येन दृष्टम्’ इति; करण (by the method called iṣṭaghna-dṛṣṭa)

• एतेन: by this
• एतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (by this)

• भक्त-राशिः: the divided quantity/quotient
• भक्त-राशिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √भज्) + राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘भक्तः (विभक्तः/भागीकृतः) राशिः’

• अनीशितः: not fixed/ungoverned
• अनीशितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनीशित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘not governed/undetermined’ (a technical qualifier)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching technical procedure within Narada Purana’s instructional dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It emphasizes precision and correctness (anīśita) in dharmic practice: even technical calculations must be performed reliably so that ritual timing and prescribed measures align with śāstra.

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

Indirectly: bhakti is strengthened when observances are done properly; the verse shows that devotion is supported by disciplined, accurate application of śāstric methods rather than guesswork.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa/gaṇita-style calculation—working with quantities (rāśi), division into parts (aṃśa), and multiplication by a chosen factor (iṣṭa-ghna) to obtain a correct quotient/result.