Shloka 45

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

मन्वंतरैस्तथा कल्पैर्निमेषैरुन्मिषैरपि । ऋक्षैर्योगैश्च करणैः पौर्णमासेंदुसंक्षयैः ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

manvaṃtaraistathā kalpairnimeṣairunmiṣairapi | ṛkṣairyogaiśca karaṇaiḥ paurṇamāseṃdusaṃkṣayaiḥ || 45 ||

Translation

——亦以摩奴劫期（Manvantara）与大劫（Kalpa）计，以眨眼与不眨眼之刹那计，以月宿（nakṣatra）计，以瑜伽日（Yoga）与迦罗那（Karaṇa）计，并以满月之度量与月之亏减计。

Word by Word

• मन्वन्तरैः: by manvantaras
• मन्वन्तरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्वन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक

• कल्पैः: by kalpas
• कल्पैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• निमेषैः: by blinks (nimeṣas)
• निमेषैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• उन्मिषैः: by openings (of the eyes)
• उन्मिषैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उन्मिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle ‘also/even’)

• ऋक्षैः: by lunar mansions/constellations
• ऋक्षैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• योगैः: by yogas (astronomical combinations)
• योगैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• करणैः: by karaṇas (half-tithis)
• करणैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• पौर्णमास-इन्दु-संक्षयैः: by the moon’s waning at full-moon times
• पौर्णमास-इन्दु-संक्षयैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णमास (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः (पौर्णमासे इन्दोः संक्षयः) ‘full-moon (time) moon’s waning’ (Instrumental plural)

Speaker

Narada (continuing an enumeration of time-measures/pañcāṅga-style reckoning within the discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It frames sacred practice within cosmic and ritual time—linking vast cycles (kalpa, manvantara) with precise observances (nakṣatra, yoga, karaṇa, paurṇamāsa), showing that dharma is performed in harmony with time (kāla).

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

Bhakti in Purāṇic practice is often structured through vrata and festival timing; this verse highlights the calendrical framework (lunar phases and pañcāṅga factors) by which devotees choose auspicious times for worship, vows, and tirtha-visits.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: the verse names pañcāṅga-style components—nakṣatra (ṛkṣa), yoga, karaṇa—and lunar measures like paurṇamāsa and the Moon’s waning, all used to compute ritual dates and muhurta.