Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85

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

Devanagari script

प्रवर्षणं सस्यवृद्धिः क्षेमं हौताशपर्वणि । अनावृष्टिः सस्यहानिर्दुर्भिक्षं याम्यपर्वणि ॥ ८५ ॥

Transliteration

pravarṣaṇaṃ sasyavṛddhiḥ kṣemaṃ hautāśaparvaṇi | anāvṛṣṭiḥ sasyahānirdurbhikṣaṃ yāmyaparvaṇi || 85 ||

Translation

ہوتاش (اگنی) پَروَن میں خوب بارش، فصلوں کی افزائش اور عام عافیت ہوتی ہے۔ مگر یامیہ (یَم) پَروَن میں بے بارانی، فصلوں کا نقصان اور قحط (دُربھِکش) ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• प्रवर्षणम्: heavy rainfall
• प्रवर्षणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सस्य-वृद्धिः: increase of crops
• सस्य-वृद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः सस्यस्य वृद्धिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• क्षेमम्: welfare/safety
• क्षेमम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• हौताश-पर्वणि: in the Agni(-related) parvan
• हौताश-पर्वणि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हौताश (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः हौताशस्य पर्व (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अनावृष्टिः: lack of rain/drought
• अनावृष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनावृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सस्य-हानिः: loss of crops
• सस्य-हानिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + हानि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः सस्यस्य हानिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• दुर्भिक्षम्: famine
• दुर्भिक्षम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्भिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• याम्य-पर्वणि: in the Yama(-related) parvan
• याम्य-पर्वणि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः याम्यस्य पर्व (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hautāśa-parvan; Yāmya-parvan (parvan-observances by deity-lord)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Yama

FAQs

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

It links cosmic time (parvan) with worldly outcomes, teaching that dharmic life includes reading time-signs and aligning conduct and rites with auspicious periods while remaining inwardly steady in mokṣa-oriented discipline.

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

Though the verse is technical (omens of parvan), it supports bhakti practice indirectly: devotees time offerings, fasts, and fire-related rites on auspicious junctions (Agni-related) and respond to adverse periods (Yama-related) with increased prayer, charity, and restraint rather than despair.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: using calendrical parvans (lunar sacred junctions) to judge auspiciousness and anticipate rainfall, agriculture outcomes, and public welfare—guiding ritual scheduling and community preparedness.