Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

क्लीबे तदूशनाद्वापि चंद्रार्कांशसमं जनुः । स्वांशे पापाः परांशस्थाः सौम्यालग्नं वियोनिजम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

klībe tadūśanādvāpi caṃdrārkāṃśasamaṃ januḥ | svāṃśe pāpāḥ parāṃśasthāḥ saumyālagnaṃ viyonijam || 32 ||

Translation

أمّا ذو الطبيعة الكْلِيبَة (حياديّ/عاجز)، فيُقال إنّ الميلاد يقع حين تتساوى أَنْشَةُ القمر والشمس. فإذا استقرّت الكواكب النحسة في أقسامها، ووقعت السعيدة في أقسام غيرها، وكان الطالع تحت سيادة كوكب سعيد، سُمّيت تلك الولادة «فييونِجا» أي غير مولودة من رحم.

Word by Word

• क्लीबे: in/at the neuter (impotent) sign/condition
• क्लीबे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लीब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; pronoun stem used deictically

• ऊशनात्: from Venus (Śukra)
• ऊशनात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय; disjunctive particle

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय; emphatic/inclusive particle

• चन्द्रार्कांशसमम्: equal to the Moon-and-Sun portion/rays
• चन्द्रार्कांशसमम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र + अर्क + अंश + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; (चन्द्र-अर्क-अंश)-समम् = equal to the rays/portion of Moon and Sun

• जनुः: birth/origin
• जनुः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• स्वांशे: in the own portion
• स्वांशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular; स्व-अंशे = in one’s own portion

• पापाः: malefics/sinful (planets)
• पापाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• परांशस्थाः: situated in another portion
• परांशस्थाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + अंश + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; पर-अंश-स्थाः = situated in another’s portion

• सौम्यालग्नम्: a benefic ascendant
• सौम्यालग्नम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य + लग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Karmadhāraya: ‘gentle/benefic ascendant’

• वियोनिजम्: abnormally born / of defective origin
• वियोनिजम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + योनि + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; vi-yonija = born from an unnatural/defective womb (i.e., abnormal birth)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/Jyotisha-style discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Chandra
• Surya

FAQs

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

It frames bodily conditions and unusual birth-descriptions as outcomes read through Jyotisha (Vedanga), reminding the reader that embodied life follows karmic patterns while higher Moksha-dharma calls one to transcend mere bodily identifications.

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

Bhakti is not directly taught in this verse; indirectly, it shows that external conditions (birth marks, constitutions, omens) are secondary—devotion and right conduct remain accessible regardless of astrological configurations.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedanga Jyotisha: the use of aṁśa (divisional fractions), lagna (ascendant), and the classification of planets as benefics/malefics to infer birth characteristics, including the technical term viyonija.