Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 156

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

Devanagari script

षट् त्रिधी भवतः सौम्यात्षड्वांशाष्टगो भृगोः । कर्मायव्ययषष्टस्थो जीवाद्भौमः शुभः स्मृतः ॥ १५६ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaṭ tridhī bhavataḥ saumyātṣaḍvāṃśāṣṭago bhṛgoḥ | karmāyavyayaṣaṣṭastho jīvādbhaumaḥ śubhaḥ smṛtaḥ || 156 ||

Translation

من عُطارِد (سَوْمْيَة) في تقسيمات الثلاثيات تكون النتيجة «ستة»؛ ومن الزُّهرة (بْهْرِغو) في تقسيمات السُّدس تكون النتيجة «ثمانية». وأمّا المِرّيخ (بْهاوما)، فإذا كان في البيت السادس—بيت العمل والمرض والإنفاق—وكان منسوبًا إلى عامل «جيفا»، فيُذكَر أنه مُيمون.

Word by Word

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (numeral used adjectivally)

• त्रि-धी: threefold understanding (technical)
• त्रि-धी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (त्रिधी = ‘threefold intellect’, technical)

• भवतः: of you/of the revered one
• भवतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (honorific pronoun)

• सौम्यात्: from the gentle one / from Mercury (Saumya)
• सौम्यात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• षड्-वांश-अष्ट-गः: one going to the ‘six divisions/eight parts’ (technical)
• षड्-वांश-अष्ट-गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड् (संख्या) + वांश (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्ट (संख्या) + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (…गः = ‘going to …’)

• भृगोः: of Bhṛgu / of Venus (Bhṛgu)
• भृगोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• कर्म-आय-अव्यय-षष्ठ-स्थः: situated in the sixth (place) of karma/āya/avyaya (technical)
• कर्म-आय-अव्यय-षष्ठ-स्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आय (प्रातिपदिक) + अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक) + षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (…स्थः = ‘situated in …’; multi-member technical compound)

• जीवात्: from Jupiter (Jīva)
• जीवात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• भौमः: Mars (Bhāuma)
• भौमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भौम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शुभः: auspicious
• शुभः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्मृतः: is said/considered
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त/क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive sense: ‘is said/considered’)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Moksha-Dharma context while citing technical allocations used in jyotiṣa-style reckoning)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Mercury (Budha/Saumya)
• Venus (Śukra/Bhṛgu)
• Mars (Maṅgala/Bhauma)

FAQs

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

Even within Moksha-Dharma teaching, the text acknowledges Vedāṅga-Jyotiṣa: understanding karmic patterns (karma/āya/vyaya) through planetary indicators is presented as a supportive, practical knowledge for disciplined living and dharmic decision-making.

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

Indirectly: by mapping karma and its outcomes (gain, loss, affliction) to observable indicators, the verse encourages steadiness and discernment—qualities that stabilize a devotee’s life so that Vishnu-bhakti can be practiced without confusion or fear of changing fortunes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga-Jyotiṣa: divisional reckoning (e.g., tri-divisions and ṣaḍaṁśa-type parts) and house-based results (the sixth house linked with work, disease, and expenditure), with Mars described as yielding auspicious outcomes under the stated condition.