Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 108

Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā

Devanagari script

शुभादृष्टे भान्त्यगेब्जे त्रिकोणोपरतैः खलैः । सग्नस्थे वा विधौपापैरस्तस्थैर्मृतिमाप्नुयात् ॥ १०८ ॥

Transliteration

śubhādṛṣṭe bhāntyagebje trikoṇoparataiḥ khalaiḥ | sagnasthe vā vidhaupāpairastasthairmṛtimāpnuyāt || 108 ||

Translation

إن كان كوكبٌ سعدٌ ينال نظرًا مباركًا لكنه يلمع في برجٍ معادٍ وتحيط به نحوسٌ في بيوت التثليث؛ أو كانت القمر، وإن كان في طالعه، أستاغتا بفعل الكواكب الخبيثة—فقد يدرك المرء الموت.

Word by Word

• शुभ: auspicious
• शुभ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• अदृष्टे: when not aspected by benefics
• अदृष्टे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारयार्थे तत्पुरुष: ‘शुभ-अदृष्टे’ = ‘in absence of benefic aspect’

• भान्त्यग: in the last portion
• भान्त्यग: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भा (धातु) + अन्त्यग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘भा-अन्त्यग’ = ‘in the last part of a sign/house’ (astrological)

• अब्जे: in the ascendant (lagna)
• अब्जे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• त्रिकोण: trine (houses)
• त्रिकोण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिकोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन/एकवचन (सन्दर्भे स्थानवाचक; here as compound member)

• उपरतैः: by those placed/withdrawn
• उपरतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपरत (कृदन्त, √रम्/√रि उपरम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘ceased/withdrawn/placed away’

• खलैः: by malefics
• खलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ज्योतिषे ‘खल’ = पापग्रह (malefic)

• सग्नस्थे: when (malefics are) in the same ascendant
• सग्नस्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + लग्नस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘स-लग्न-स्थ’ = ‘being in the same lagna/ascendant’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय

• विधौ: when the Moon (is so)
• विधौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘विधु’ = चन्द्र (Moon)

• पापैः: by malefics
• पापैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• अस्तस्थैः: being in setting
• अस्तस्थैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्तस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘अस्त-स्थ’ = ‘being set/at setting’

• मृतिम्: death
• मृतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• आप्नुयात्: would attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on dharma-linked jyotisha indications)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Chandra (Moon)

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa as a dharma-linked diagnostic tool: severe afflictions (malefic hemming/combustion) are presented as karmic indicators of life-threatening outcomes, urging heightened vigilance and dhārmic conduct.

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

While technical in tone, it indirectly supports bhakti by warning of fragile conditions of life; awareness of mortality (mṛtyu) becomes a prompt to take refuge in dharma and sustained devotion rather than complacency.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: assessment of graha-doṣa through aspects, inimical signs, trine-based afflictions, lagna placement, and the Moon’s asta (setting/combustion/obscuration) as indicators of severe risk.