Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

विभाजितो मध्यगत्या भगणादिर्ग्रहो भवेत् । एवं ह्यशीघ्रमंदाञ्चये प्रोक्ताः पूर्वपापिनः ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

vibhājito madhyagatyā bhagaṇādirgraho bhavet | evaṃ hyaśīghramaṃdāñcaye proktāḥ pūrvapāpinaḥ || 82 ||

Translation

جب (حاصل شدہ قدر) کو متوسط گتی سے تقسیم کیا جائے تو وہ بھگن چکر کے ابتدائی گرہ (سورج وغیرہ) کے طور پر ٹھہرتی ہے۔ اسی طرح غیر تیز اور سست حرکات کی تصحیحات کے جمع کرنے کے لیے پہلے کے مراحل بیان کیے گئے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• vibhājitaḥ: divided
• vibhājitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√bhaj (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• madhya-gatyā: by mean motion
• madhya-gatyā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः

• bhagaṇa-ādiḥ: (the value) beginning with bhagaṇa
• bhagaṇa-ādiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘…-ādi’ = beginning with bhagaṇa

• grahaḥ: planet
• grahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhavet: would be/becomes
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• aśīghra-mandān: the non-fast and the slow (planets)
• aśīghra-mandān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśīghra (प्रातिपदिक) + manda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); द्वन्द्वः (non-fast and slow)

• caye: in the collection/aggregate
• caye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• proktāḥ: are stated/declared
• proktāḥ: Vidhi (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (धातु) + pra + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• pūrva-pāpinaḥ: former sinners
• pūrva-pāpinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारयः = ‘former/previous sinners’

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa as disciplined knowledge (a Vedāṅga-style method) where orderly calculation mirrors dharma: right understanding comes from correct procedure, not guesswork.

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

Indirectly: by validating sacred technical learning, it supports a life of regulated practice where accurate timing and right conduct can be aligned with devotional observances.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa/gaṇita: dividing by mean motion (madhyagati), using bhagaṇa-based cycles, and accumulating manda/śīghra-type corrections for planetary motion.