Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 158

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

Devanagari script

धर्मायारिसतांत्येर्कात्साद्यत्रिस्वगता स्वभात् । षट्खायाष्टाब्धिखोष्विज्यात्सहाद्येषु विलग्नतः ॥ १५८ ॥

Transliteration

dharmāyārisatāṃtyerkātsādyatrisvagatā svabhāt | ṣaṭkhāyāṣṭābdhikhoṣvijyātsahādyeṣu vilagnataḥ || 158 ||

Translation

من إشراق الشمس الذاتي، وهي تسير في أقسام البروج ابتداءً من الحمل، يُفهَم الأثر بحسب «اللَّغْنَة» (الطالع): في البيوت الستة وفي الأصناف الثمانية الأخرى، ومع العوامل المصاحبة التي تبدأ بالـنَّكشَترا؛ وهكذا يُعيَّن برج الطالع.

Word by Word

• धर्म: (term) dharma
• धर्म: कर्ता/निर्देश (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (ज्योतिष-परिभाषा: ‘धर्म’ इति संज्ञा)

• अय: aya (term)
• अय: निर्देश (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (technical)

• अरि: ari (term)
• अरि: निर्देश (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (technical)

• सताम्: of the good/true ones
• सताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अन्त्य: last/final
• अन्त्य: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (technical label ‘last’)

• एर्कात्: from ‘erka’ (unclear/technical)
• एर्कात्: अपादान (Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; (पाठदोष/दुर्लभ-शब्द)

• स: with/and
• स: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद/समुच्चयार्थ

• आदि: etc.
• आदि: समुच्चय (Collective marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आद्यार्थ (etc.)

• अत्रि: Atri (name/term)
• अत्रि: निर्देश (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (technical name)

• स्वगता: self-gone/within oneself (term)
• स्वगता: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वगत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (technical)

• स्वभात्: from svabhā (own nature/term)
• स्वभात्: अपादान (Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; (पाठ: स्वभात्)

• षट्खाय: ṣaṭkhāya (six-fold ‘khāya’, term)
• षट्खाय: निर्देश (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + खाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (six + khāya)

• अष्टाब्धि: aṣṭābdhi (eight-ocean, term)
• अष्टाब्धि: निर्देश (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट + अब्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (eight + ocean)

• खोषु: in the spaces/zeros (kha)
• खोषु: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; (पाठदोष: ‘खोषु’)

• इज्यात्: should worship/should perform sacrifice
• इज्यात्: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Associative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• आद्येषु: among the first/initial ones
• आद्येषु: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• विलग्नतः: from the ascendant/lagna (as a basis)
• विलग्नतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + लग्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘-तः’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on technical determination related to dharma and time)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Sun)
• Mesha (Aries)
• Lagna (Ascendant)

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa (astral calculation) as a dharma-supporting tool: by reading time through the Sun’s course and the lagna, one aligns actions with cosmic order rather than mere impulse.

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

Indirectly: it supports bhakti-practice by emphasizing proper timing and order (kāla-dharma), which traditionally helps devotees perform vrata, japa, and pūjā with steadiness and discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa—using the Sun’s movement through signs (starting with Aries) and related divisions to determine the lagna/ascendant and interpret outcomes across houses and associated factors.