Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

मुखे चैकं गुदे द्वे च त्रीणि के नयने द्वयम् । हृदये पञ्च ऋक्षाणि वामहस्ते चतुष्टयम् ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

mukhe caikaṃ gude dve ca trīṇi ke nayane dvayam | hṛdaye pañca ṛkṣāṇi vāmahaste catuṣṭayam || 75 ||

Translation

منہ میں ایک، مقعد میں دو، کانوں میں تین، آنکھوں میں دو—یہ پاکیزہ اجزا قائم کیے جاتے ہیں۔ دل میں پانچ رِکش اور بائیں ہاتھ میں چار کا مجموعہ رکھا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• मुखे: in the mouth/face
• मुखे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karya/Phala (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• गुदे: in the anus
• गुदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Karya/Phala (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), द्विवचन; संख्यावाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक

• त्रीणि: three
• त्रीणि: Karya/Phala (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक

• के: in (what is written as) ‘ke’ (likely ‘in the ear’)
• के: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; पाठदोषसम्भवः—सम्भाव्यं ‘कर्णे’ (in the ear) इति

• नयने: in the eye
• नयने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• द्वयम्: a pair (two)
• द्वयम्: Karya/Phala (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समूहवाचक-संख्याशब्द (a pair)

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karya/Phala (फल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pañca (अव्यय/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः (indeclinable numeral)

• ऋक्षाणि: constellations/stars
• ऋक्षाणि: Karya/Phala (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; ‘stars/constellations’

• वाम-हस्ते: in the left hand
• वाम-हस्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘वामः हस्तः’

• चतुष्टयम्: a set of four
• चतुष्टयम्: Karya/Phala (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्टय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समूहवाचक-संख्याशब्द (a set of four)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It presents a contemplative mapping of cosmic groupings (numbers and ṛkṣas/nakshatras) onto bodily centers, encouraging inner meditation where the body is treated as a sacred field for dhāraṇā and nyāsa-like visualization.

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

By turning attention inward—sanctifying speech (mouth), perception (eyes/ears), and the heart—the practitioner prepares the mind for steady remembrance; such inner purity and focused contemplation support sustained Vishnu-bhakti even when the verse itself is technical.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) through the mention of ṛkṣas (nakshatras) and their structured grouping, applied here as an internalized meditative schema rather than an external horoscope calculation.