Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

चत्वारिंशत्क्रमात्र्त्रिशद्र वींदू भूसुतो नव । पंचदशैकादशभिर्दिवसैः शशिनंदनः ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

catvāriṃśatkramātrtriśadra vīṃdū bhūsuto nava | paṃcadaśaikādaśabhirdivasaiḥ śaśinaṃdanaḥ || 49 ||

Translation

ترتیب کے ساتھ (سورج و چاند کی) گتی تیس اور چالیس دن میں؛ بھوسُت مریخ نو دن میں؛ اور ششی نندن (چندر پُتر) بُدھ پندرہ اور گیارہ دن میں اپنی گتی پوری کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• चत्वारिंशत्: forty
• चत्वारिंशत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चत्वारिंशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या (indeclinable-like numeral); परिमाणवाचक

• क्रमात्: from/according to sequence
• क्रमात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘in sequence/from order’ (ablatival usage)

• त्रिंशत्: thirty
• त्रिंशत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिंशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; परिमाणवाचक

• द्र: (particle; unclear)
• द्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्र (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: निपात; पाठभेद/अनिश्चित-पद (uncertain particle; manuscript-dependent)

• वींदू: Vīndū (name/term; uncertain)
• वींदू: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वींदू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पाठभेद/अनिश्चित-रूप (uncertain form; possibly proper name/term)

• भूसुतः: son of the Earth (epithet)
• भूसुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘son of the earth’)

• नव: nine
• नव: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; परिमाणवाचक

• पञ्चदश-एकादश-भिः: by (periods of) fifteen and eleven
• पञ्चदश-एकादश-भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + एकादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (copulative: ‘by fifteen and eleven’)

• दिवसैः: with/by days
• दिवसैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• शशि-नन्दनः: son of the Moon (epithet)
• शशि-नन्दनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘son of the moon’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)
• Indu/Shashi (Moon)
• Bhūsuta (Mars)
• Śaśinandana (Mercury)

FAQs

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

It frames time (kāla) as a knowable cosmic order through Jyotiṣa, supporting dharma by enabling correct calendrical and ritual timing—an aid on the mokṣa-oriented path described in this section.

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

Indirectly: by teaching time-reckoning for sacred observances, it helps devotees perform Viṣṇu-oriented vratas and worship on proper days, strengthening disciplined bhakti through correct practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa (astronomy/astrology): it gives day-based measures for the motions/periods of luminaries and planets used in pañcāṅga calculations, muhūrta selection, and vrata scheduling.