Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

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Devanagari script

माघस्य शुक्लसप्तम्यां नवम्यामाश्विनस्य च । परिवेषं गते सूर्ये श्रोत्रिये गृहमागते ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

māghasya śuklasaptamyāṃ navamyāmāśvinasya ca | pariveṣaṃ gate sūrye śrotriye gṛhamāgate || 47 ||

Translation

Vào ngày mồng bảy nửa tháng sáng của Māgha, và cả ngày mồng chín của Āśvina—khi Mặt Trời hiện quầng (pariveṣa), và khi một brāhmaṇa śrotriya thông suốt Veda đến nhà—đó được xem là những dịp đặc biệt cát tường cho việc hành trì và bố thí.

Word by Word

• māghasya: of Māgha (month)
• māghasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; month-name

• śukla-saptamyām: on the bright seventh lunar day
• śukla-saptamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla-saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘on the bright-seventh (tithi)’; compound: शुक्ल + सप्तमी

• navamyām: on the ninth lunar day
• navamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: navamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• āśvinasya: of Āśvina (month)
• āśvinasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśvina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; month-name

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-निपात)

• pariveṣam: a halo
• pariveṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pariveṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘halo/circle (around sun/moon)’

• gate: when (it) has gone/set
• gate: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त; √gam (धातु))
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular, Masculine/Neuter agreeing with ‘sūrye’; ‘when (the sun) has gone/set’

• sūrye: when the sun (is)
• sūrye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• śrotriye: when a learned Vedic man
• śrotriye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrotriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in/when a Veda-learned brāhmaṇa’

• gṛham: home
• gṛham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• āgate: having arrived
• āgate: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgata (कृदन्त; ā+√gam (धातु))
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular, Masculine agreeing with ‘śrotriye’; ‘when (he) has come’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a dharma/vrata context; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It marks certain tithis (Śukla Saptamī of Māgha and Navamī of Āśvina) and auspicious signs (a solar halo, the arrival of a śrotriya) as spiritually potent moments for dharmic action—especially hospitality and charitable giving—so that merit (puṇya) is maximized by right timing and right recipient.

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

While not explicitly naming Vishnu-bhakti, it supports bhakti in practice by emphasizing reverent service—welcoming and honoring a Veda-knowing guest and acting on sacred days—since such conduct is treated in the Purāṇic tradition as a concrete expression of devotion and surrender through dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy) is implied through tithi-based timing (Saptamī, Navamī; Māgha, Āśvina) and the omen of pariveṣa (solar halo), guiding when rites, vows, and dāna are considered especially fruitful.