Shloka 62

Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions

Sanskrit

दिग्देशजनसामान्यं नृपसामान्यमात्मजम् ।

नक्षत्रग्रहसामान्यं नरो भुङ्क्ते शुभाशुभम् ॥

Transliteration

digdeśajanasāmānyaṃ nṛpasāmānyamātmajam / nakṣatragrahasāmānyaṃ naro bhuṅkte śubhāśubham

Translation

ينال الإنسان نتائج ميمونة وغير ميمونة عبر التأثيرات العامة المتصلة بالجهات والأقاليم والشعوب؛ وعبر التأثيرات المتصلة بالملك؛ وعبر ذريته؛ وعبر التأثيرات العامة للنكشترات والكواكب.

Word by Word

• दिग्देशजनसामान्यम्: what is common to directions, regions, and people
• दिग्देशजनसामान्यम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक्-देश-जन-सामान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; बहु-षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-श्रृंखला: ‘दिशां देशानां जनानां सामान्यं’ (common to directions/regions/people)

• नृपसामान्यम्: what is common to kings
• नृपसामान्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप-सामान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘नृपस्य सामान्यं’

• आत्मजम्: one’s own child/offspring
• आत्मजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्म-ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘आत्मनः जः’ = born of oneself

• नक्षत्रग्रहसामान्यम्: what is common to stars and planets
• नक्षत्रग्रहसामान्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र-ग्रह-सामान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृंखला: ‘नक्षत्राणां ग्रहाणां सामान्यं’

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भुङ्क्ते: experiences/enjoys
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शुभाशुभम्: good and bad (results)
• शुभाशुभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ-अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: शुभं च अशुभं च (collective)

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided excerpt

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Karma
• Sociopolitical order
• Jyotiṣa
• Collective influence

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Well-being is multi-causal: personal fate interacts with social environment, governance, family line, and cosmic timing—so dharma includes right living within all these spheres.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

A loka-vyavahāra teaching within the Purāṇic encyclopedic frame; it complements manvantara and royal narratives by explaining how rulers, peoples, and time affect outcomes.

What is the esoteric significance?

The verse outlines concentric fields of karma—from cosmic (nakṣatra-graha) to political (nṛpa) to social (jana) to familial (ātmaja)—suggesting layered ‘karmic atmospheres’ shaping experience.