Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

तदा दुर्भिक्षकलहरोगानावृष्टिभीतिकृत् । हस्तादिषट्सु तारासु विचरन्निन्दुनंदनः ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

tadā durbhikṣakalaharogānāvṛṣṭibhītikṛt | hastādiṣaṭsu tārāsu vicarannindunaṃdanaḥ || 41 ||

Translation

اس وقت اندونندن (بودھ) جب ہستہ وغیرہ چھ نَکشَتروں میں گردش کرتا ہے تو قحط، جھگڑے، بیماری اور بے بارانی سے پیدا ہونے والے خوف کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• durbhikṣa-kalaha-roga-anāvṛṣṭi-bhīti-kṛt: causing fear of famine, quarrel, disease, and drought
• durbhikṣa-kalaha-roga-anāvṛṣṭi-bhīti-kṛt: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durbhikṣa + kalaha + roga + anāvṛṣṭi + bhīti + kṛt (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-प्रत्यय ‘कृत्’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘कृदन्त’ (कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त) विशेषण; समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (X-कर्ता/जनकः)

• hasta-ādi-ṣaṭsu: in the six (nakṣatras) beginning with Hasta
• hasta-ādi-ṣaṭsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta + ādi + ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (षट्-शब्दस्य), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; ‘ādi’ = ‘etc.’; समासः—तत्पुरुष (hasta-ādi = ‘beginning with Hasta’)

• tārāsu: among the stars/nakṣatras
• tārāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• vicaran: moving/wandering
• vicaran: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + car (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय; present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• indu-nandanaḥ: Budha (son of the Moon)
• indu-nandanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indu + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘इन्दोः नन्दनः’ = ‘son of the Moon’)

Speaker

Sage Narada (teaching in a Moksha-Dharma discourse, with technical jyotiṣa-style prognostication)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Budha (Mercury)
• Chandra (Moon)
• Hasta (Nakshatra)

FAQs

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

It frames worldly upheavals—famine, conflict, disease, and drought—as time-bound karmic conditions indicated by planetary motion, encouraging vigilance, dharmic conduct, and remedial piety rather than panic.

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

By highlighting fear-producing periods, it implicitly directs seekers to take refuge in steady sādhana—especially Hari/Vishnu-bhakti—so the mind remains anchored even when external conditions turn adverse.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) is used: Budha’s transit through specific nakṣatras (the six beginning with Hasta) is presented as an indicator of collective outcomes like drought and disease.