Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

तथा च सोमश्रवणे हस्तयुक्ते बृहस्पतौ । बुधाष्टम्यां बुधाषाढे पुण्ये चान्ये दिने तथा ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

tathā ca somaśravaṇe hastayukte bṛhaspatau | budhāṣṭamyāṃ budhāṣāḍhe puṇye cānye dine tathā || 48 ||

Translation

Cũng vậy, (nên cử hành nghi lễ) khi thứ Hai trùng với chòm sao Śravaṇa; khi thứ Năm trùng với Hasta; khi tithi thứ tám rơi vào thứ Tư; trong thời kỳ Āṣāḍha cát tường; và tương tự vào các ngày thánh thiện khác nữa.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

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

• सोम-श्रवणे: in Soma-Śravaṇa (Śravaṇa with the Moon)
• सोम-श्रवणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (सोमसम्बन्धी श्रवणः/श्रवणयोगः)

• हस्त-युक्ते: in (the time) connected with Hasta
• हस्त-युक्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त, √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular used adjectivally; तत्पुरुष-समास (हस्तेन युक्तः)

• बृहस्पतौ: in (the period of) Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)
• बृहस्पतौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular (in/at Bṛhaspati/Jupiter)

• बुध-अष्टम्याम्: on Budha-Aṣṭamī (Mercury’s eighth lunar day)
• बुध-अष्टम्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (बुधसम्बन्धिनी अष्टमी)

• बुध-आषाढे: in Budha-Āṣāḍha
• बुध-आषाढे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक) + आषाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (बुधसम्बन्धी आषाढः/आषाढयोगः)

• पुण्ये: on an auspicious (day)
• पुण्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular used adjectivally (on an auspicious day)

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

• अन्ये: on other (days)
• अन्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular used adjectivally (in another/other)

• दिने: on a day
• दिने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular (on a day)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a dharma/vrata context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Śravaṇa
• Hasta
• Bṛhaspati
• Budha
• Āṣāḍha

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that dharmic rites gain greater fruit when performed on specially auspicious combinations of weekday (vāra), lunar day (tithi), and constellation (nakṣatra), aligning human action with sacred cosmic order.

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

While not defining bhakti directly, it supports devotional practice by prescribing favorable times for worship and vows, helping devotees perform pūjā and vrata with heightened focus and sanctity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga—using vāra, tithi (Aṣṭamī), nakṣatra (Śravaṇa, Hasta), and the month/season marker (Āṣāḍha) to determine auspicious timing (muhūrta) for rituals.