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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

वणिजोभ्रे भवेद्विष्टिः कृष्णभूतापरार्द्धतः । शकुनिर्नागाश्च चतुष्पद किंस्तुघ्नमेव च ॥ १२७ ॥

Transliteration

vaṇijobhre bhavedviṣṭiḥ kṛṣṇabhūtāparārddhataḥ | śakunirnāgāśca catuṣpada kiṃstughnameva ca || 127 ||

Translation

当名为“毗湿底”(Viṣṭi)之迦罗那在“商主”(Vanija)之分位中生起，并自与“黑神之灵”(Kṛṣṇa-bhūta)相应的后半段起，即示不祥之兆——凶鸟、蛇类与四足兽等——故称为“杀事业者”，能断灭所起之事。

Word by Word
वणिजःVaṇij (a karaṇa)
वणिजः:
अधिकरण/सम्बन्ध (Topic/identification)
TypeNoun
Rootवणिज्/वणिज (प्रातिपदिक; karaṇa-name)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
उभ्रेin Ubhra (technical term)
उभ्रे:
अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootउभ्र (प्रातिपदिक; technical term/reading uncertain)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th) or प्रथमा-द्विवचन possible by form; context suggests locative ‘in/at ubhra’ (technical)
भवेत्would be / becomes
भवेत्:
क्रिया (Verb/action)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
विष्टिःViṣṭi (a karaṇa)
विष्टिः:
कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; karaṇa-name)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
कृष्ण-भूत-अपर-अर्द्धतःfrom the latter half of the dark fortnight
कृष्ण-भूत-अपर-अर्द्धतः:
अपादान (Ablative source/अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त; √भू) + अपर (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (अव्यय-तद्धित)
Formअव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘-तः’ (ablatival adverb) ‘from’; compound indicates ‘from the latter half of the dark (fortnight) that has occurred’
शकुनिःŚakuni (a karaṇa)
शकुनिः:
कर्ता (Predicate nominative/प्रथमा)
TypeNoun
Rootशकुनि (प्रातिपदिक; karaṇa-name)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
नागाःNāga (a karaṇa)
नागाः:
कर्ता (Predicate nominative/प्रथमा)
TypeNoun
Rootनाग (प्रातिपदिक; karaṇa-name)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक
चतुष्पदCatuṣpada (a karaṇa)
चतुष्पद:
कर्ता (Predicate nominative/प्रथमा)
TypeNoun
Rootचतुस् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास ‘four-footed’ as karaṇa-name
किंस्तु-घ्नम्Kiṃstughna (a karaṇa)
किंस्तु-घ्नम्:
कर्ता (Predicate nominative/प्रथमा)
TypeNoun
Rootकिंस्तु (अव्यय/निपात-समूह) + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; technical karaṇa-name ‘Kiṃstughna’
एवindeed/only
एव:
सम्बन्ध (Emphasis particle/अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक
Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities
V
Viṣṭi (Bhadra) karaṇa
V
Vaṇija karaṇa
K
Kṛṣṇa-bhūta

FAQs

It teaches discernment in action (pravṛtti) by aligning undertakings with auspicious time; avoiding inauspicious karaṇas like Viṣṭi supports dharmic order and reduces obstacles that distract from higher aims such as self-control and liberation-oriented living.

Indirectly: Bhakti values steady, obstacle-free sādhana. By warning against Viṣṭi as a ‘destroyer of undertakings,’ the verse implies that devotees should choose proper timing for vows, worship, and rites so devotion is performed with fewer worldly hindrances.

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga—specifically the doctrine of karaṇas (like Viṣṭi/Bhadra and Vaṇija) and reading omens (nimitta) such as birds, serpents, and quadrupeds as indicators of inauspicious periods for starting works.

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