Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

घोरा गतिर्हरित्वाष्ट्रवसुवारुणभेषु च । इंद्रा ग्निमित्रमार्तंडभेषु पापाह्वयागतिः ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

ghorā gatirharitvāṣṭravasuvāruṇabheṣu ca | iṃdrā gnimitramārtaṃḍabheṣu pāpāhvayāgatiḥ || 47 ||

Translation

ہریت، تواشٹر، وسو اور وارُن کے روپ-ناموں میں گتی کو گھور (ہیبت ناک) کہا گیا ہے؛ اور اندراغنی، متر اور مارتنڈ کے روپوں میں وہ ‘پاپاہویا’ یعنی گناہ کے نام والی نحوست بھری گتی کہلاتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• घोरा: terrible, fierce
• घोरा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• गतिḥ: (a) gati/transition
• गतिḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हरित्-त्वाष्ट्र-वसु-वारुण-भेषु: among/in the Harit, Tvāṣṭra, Vasu, Vāruṇa Bhēṣus (classes/names)
• हरित्-त्वाष्ट्र-वसु-वारुण-भेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरित् (प्रातिपदिक) + त्वाष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वसु (प्रातिपदिक) + वारुण (प्रातिपदिक) + भेषु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समाहार-स्थानीयः (locative set: ‘in/among the …’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इन्द्र: among the Indras (Indra-class)
• इन्द्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (contextual; as part of locative list)

• अग्नि-मित्र-मार्तण्ड-भेषु: among/in the Agni-, Mitra-, Mārtāṇḍa-Bhēṣus
• अग्नि-मित्र-मार्तण्ड-भेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + मित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्तण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + भेषु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः

• पाप-आह्वया-गतिḥ: the gati called ‘Pāpāhvayā’ (evil-named)
• पाप-आह्वया-गतिḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + आह्वया (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (name-like: ‘evil-named gati’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Harit
• Tvāṣṭra (Tvaṣṭṛ)
• Vasu
• Varuṇa
• Indra
• Agni
• Mitra
• Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya)

FAQs

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

It classifies certain ‘gatis’ (destinies/paths) as dreadful or inauspicious when the jiva’s karmic trajectory aligns with specific deva-designations, emphasizing that actions and their subtle affiliations shape one’s post-mortem course.

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

By contrasting fearful and sin-termed destinies, it implicitly supports the Moksha-Dharma theme that one should turn away from karma that yields harsh gati and orient life toward purifying devotion and dharma that lead to auspicious ends.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a Vedic-nigama style of deity-classification and karmaphala mapping—useful for understanding ritual-theology (yajña-devatā associations) and the cosmological framework often employed alongside Jyotiṣa-style naming of divine forms.