Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 111

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

Devanagari script

ग्रहाणां निखिलश्चारो गृह्यते सौरमानतः । वृष्टेर्विधानं स्त्रीगर्भः सावनेनैव गृह्यते ॥ १११ ॥

Transliteration

grahāṇāṃ nikhilaścāro gṛhyate sauramānataḥ | vṛṣṭervidhānaṃ strīgarbhaḥ sāvanenaiva gṛhyate || 111 ||

Translation

Toàn bộ quỹ đạo của các hành tinh được định theo thước đo thời gian của Mặt Trời; nhưng phép định lượng mưa và việc tính kỳ thai của người nữ chỉ được xác định theo thước đo sāvana (dân dụng, tính theo ngày).

Word by Word

• ग्रहाणाम्: of the planets (grahas)
• ग्रहाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• निखिलः: entire, complete
• निखिलः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• चारः: movement, course
• चारः: कर्म (कर्मपद/Patient; with passive verb)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• गृह्यते: is determined/ascertained
• गृह्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• सौरमानतः: according to the solar measure
• सौरमानतः: करण/हेतु (Instrumental-cause sense; means/source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सौरमानतस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• वृष्टेः: of rainfall
• वृष्टेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• विधानम्: rule, arrangement, determination
• विधानम्: कर्म (with passive verb)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• स्त्रीगर्भः: pregnancy (woman’s womb/gestation)
• स्त्रीगर्भः: कर्म (with passive verb)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्त्रियाः गर्भः)

• सावनेन: by the sāvana (civil/day) measure
• सावनेन: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle; emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• गृह्यते: is determined
• गृह्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It frames time (kāla) as a precise, knowable order: different phenomena require different valid measures, reminding the practitioner that dharma and observation must follow proper standards rather than guesswork.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing correct reckoning of time, it supports properly timed rites and observances that often accompany Vaiṣṇava practice, showing that devotion is strengthened by disciplined, accurate ritual order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga (astronomical/astrological timekeeping): planetary motion is computed via solar time (sauramāna), while practical reckonings like rainfall cycles and gestation are tied to sāvana (civil day) counting.