Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 118

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

Devanagari script

लग्ने शेष्टमगेष्टेशे तनुस्थे पंचवत्सरम् । कवीज्ययोगे सौम्याब्जौ लग्ने मृत्यौ च स्वेषवः ॥ ११८ ॥

Transliteration

lagne śeṣṭamageṣṭeśe tanusthe paṃcavatsaram | kavījyayoge saumyābjau lagne mṛtyau ca sveṣavaḥ || 118 ||

Translation

إذا كان ربّ الطالع وربّ البيت الثامن في الجسد، أي في الطالع نفسه، دلّ ذلك على عمرٍ قدره خمس سنين. وإذا اقترن الزهرة بالمشتري، وكان عطارد والقمر في الطالع، فإن المولود يلقى الموت في ذلك الطالع بعينه.

Word by Word

• lagne: in the ascendant (lagna)
• lagne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lagna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन — neuter, locative singular

• śeṣṭama-ga-īṣṭa-īśe: in the lord of the desired (iṣṭeśa) connected with śeṣṭama-ga
• śeṣṭama-ga-īṣṭa-īśe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣṭama + ga + īṣṭa + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (śeṣṭama-ga = शेष्टमग; īṣṭa-īśa = इष्टेश) — masculine, locative singular

• tanu-sthe: situated in the body/1st house
• tanu-sthe: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tanu + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तनौ स्थितः) — locative singular adjective

• pañca-vatsaram: five years
• pañca-vatsaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca + vatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; द्विगु — neuter, accusative singular

• kavi-ijyā-yoge: in the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
• kavi-ijyā-yoge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavi + ijyā + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कविः=शुक्रः, ijyā=गुरुः; तयोः योगः) — masculine, locative singular

• saumya-abjau: Mercury and the Moon (saumya and abja)
• saumya-abjau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya + abja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा द्विवचन — masculine, nominative dual

• lagne: in the ascendant
• lagne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lagna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन — neuter, locative singular

• mṛtyau: in death (place)
• mṛtyau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन — masculine, locative singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sva-īṣavaḥ: their own arrows/rays
• sva-īṣavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + iṣu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वाः इषवः) — masculine, nominative plural

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, teaching technical indications)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Venus (Śukra)
• Jupiter (Bṛhaspati)
• Mercury (Budha)
• Moon (Candra)

FAQs

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

The verse frames lifespan and death as karmic outcomes readable through Jyotiṣa, encouraging discernment and detachment rather than fear—an aid to Mokṣa-oriented living.

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

By highlighting life’s uncertainty through astrological death-indicators, it implicitly urges turning the mind toward steady devotion and dharma, using foreknowledge to intensify remembrance of the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: specific planetary placements involving Lagna, the 8th lord, and conjunctions (yoga) are used to infer short longevity and death-related indications.