Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

षष्ट्यब्दकेंद्रसौम्येभेष्टशुद्धे सप्ततिर्गुरौ । मूलत्रिकोणगैः सौम्यैर्गुरो स्वोच्चसमन्विते ॥ ११३ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭyabdakeṃdrasaumyebheṣṭaśuddhe saptatirgurau | mūlatrikoṇagaiḥ saumyairguro svoccasamanvite || 113 ||

Translation

إذا كان موضع الستين سنة (ṣaṣṭyabda) في كِندرا مقترناً بالكواكب السعيدة، وكان غورو (المشتري) في موضع السبعين سنة (saptati)، وكانت الكواكب السعيدة في بروجها المولاتريكونا (mūlatrikoṇa)، وكان غورو أيضاً متحلّياً برفعته الخاصة—فذلك يدلّ على نتائج مباركة عظيمة.

Word by Word

• षष्टि-अब्द-केंद्र-सौम्येभ्यः: from the (configuration giving) sixty years, kendra, and benefics
• षष्टि-अब्द-केंद्र-सौम्येभ्यः: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ट्यब्दकेंद्रसौम्य (प्रातिपदिक) [षष्टि + अब्द + केंद्र + सौम्य]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी बहुवचन; ablative plural (source/standard)

• इष्ट-शुद्धे: in the desired/pure (state/position)
• इष्ट-शुद्धे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्टशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) [इष्ट + शुद्ध]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; locative singular

• सप्ततिः: seventy
• सप्ततिः: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular (number)

• गुरौ: in Jupiter (Guru)
• गुरौ: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; locative singular

• मूल-त्रिकोण-गैः: by those placed in mūlatrikoṇa
• मूल-त्रिकोण-गैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूलत्रिकोणग (प्रातिपदिक) [मूलत्रिकोण + ग]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• सौम्यैः: by benefics
• सौम्यैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• गुरोः: of Jupiter
• गुरोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; genitive singular

• स्व-उच्च-समन्विते: when endowed with own exaltation
• स्व-उच्च-समन्विते: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वोच्चसमन्वित (प्रातिपदिक) [स्व + उच्च + समन्वित]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; locative singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-dharma/technical-astrology context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Guru (Jupiter)

FAQs

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

It shows that even within Moksha-dharma discourse, the Purana acknowledges Vedanga Jyotisha: auspicious planetary dignities and angular placements are read as indicators of favorable karmic maturation supporting dharma and higher aims.

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

Indirectly: by describing auspicious configurations (benefics in kendras, strong Jupiter), it implies conditions that support sattva, right conduct, and stable mind—favorable for sustained devotional practice, though the verse itself is primarily Jyotisha-focused.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedanga Jyotisha: the use of kendras (angular houses), benefic association, and planetary dignities like mūlatrikoṇa and exaltation (ucca) to judge strength and auspicious outcomes.