Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

ओजभे पुरुषांशेऽर्केज्येंदुलग्नैर्बलान्वितैः । गुर्वर्कौ विषमस्थौ वा युंजन्म प्रवदेत्तदा ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

ojabhe puruṣāṃśe'rkejyeṃdulagnairbalānvitaiḥ | gurvarkau viṣamasthau vā yuṃjanma pravadettadā || 51 ||

Translation

إذا كان الطالع والقمر والمشتري والشمس أقوياء، واقعين في برجٍ فرديّ وفي قِسمةٍ ذكورية، وجب التنبؤ بولادة ذكر. وكذلك إن كان المشتري والشمس في مواضع فردية (ذكورية) فالحكم نفسه يُقال.

Word by Word

• oja-bhe: in an odd sign
• oja-bhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oja (प्रातिपदिक) + bha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुष: ओजः-भे (in an odd sign)

• puruṣa-aṃśe: in a male portion (division)
• puruṣa-aṃśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुष: पुरुषस्य अंशे (in a male division/portion)

• arke: when the Sun is (so placed)
• arke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular)

• jye: in Jyeṣṭhā (or ‘jye’ position)
• jye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular); ज्ये = ज्यायाम्/ज्येष्ठायाम् (textual/technical reading)

• indu-lagnaiḥ: with the moon and the ascendant (factors)
• indu-lagnaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indu (प्रातिपदिक) + lagna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (technical), तृतीया (instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन (plural); द्वन्द्व: इन्दु-लग्नैः (with moon and ascendant factors)

• bala-anvitaiḥ: endowed with strength
• bala-anvitaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (अन्वि-धातु/√i with anu-, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन (plural); भूतकृदन्त anvita; तत्पुरुष: बलेन अन्वितैः (endowed with strength)

• guru-arkau: Jupiter and the Sun
• guru-arkau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), द्विवचन (dual); द्वन्द्व-समास

• viṣama-sthau: placed in odd positions
• viṣama-sthau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣama (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (स्था-धातुज, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), द्विवचन (dual); तत्पुरुष: विषमे स्थौ (placed in odd/uneven positions)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• yujanma: auspicious birth
• yujanma: Karma (कर्म/Predicate-object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yu (अव्यय) + janma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); अव्ययीभाव: यु (शुभ/योग्य) + जन्म (auspicious birth)

• pravadet: should declare/say
• pravadet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vad (वद्-धातु, धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), कालवाचक (then)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Arka (Surya)
• Guru (Brihaspati)
• Indu (Chandra)
• Lagna

FAQs

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

It presents Jyotiṣa as a Vedāṅga—an auxiliary Vedic science—showing that disciplined, rule-based knowledge is part of dharma-guided living, even while the broader section emphasizes mokṣa-oriented conduct.

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

This verse is primarily technical (Jyotiṣa) rather than devotional; indirectly, it supports bhakti-centered life by advising orderly household planning and dharmic decision-making within the Vedic framework.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: using the strength (bala) and placement in odd/male signs and masculine divisions of lagna, Moon, Sun, and Jupiter to infer a male birth.