Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 186

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

मृदुध्रुवक्षिप्रभेषु पितृवायुवसूडुषु । समूलभेषु बीजोप्तिरत्युत्कृष्टफलप्रदा ॥ १८६ ॥

Transliteration

mṛdudhruvakṣiprabheṣu pitṛvāyuvasūḍuṣu | samūlabheṣu bījoptiratyutkṛṣṭaphalapradā || 186 ||

Translation

إذا أُجريت الزراعة وبَذرُ البذور تحت المنازل القمرية المصنَّفة مِرْدو (Mṛdu) أو دْهْرُوفا (Dhruva) أو كْشِبْرا (Kṣipra)، وكذلك تحت ما يتصل بالـپِتْرِ (Pitṛ) وبـڤايو (Vāyu) وبالڤَسُو (Vasu)—وخاصةً إذا كان النجم «ذو جذر» (sa-mūla)—فإن غرس البذرة يمنح ثمارًا بالغة الامتياز.

Word by Word

• mṛdu-dhruva-kṣipra-bheṣu: in the (nakṣatra-)groups Mṛdu, Dhruva, and Kṣipra
• mṛdu-dhruva-kṣipra-bheṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛdu (प्रातिपदिक) + dhruva (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक) + bha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; समाहार-द्वन्द्वसमास (collective dvandva)

• pitṛ-vāyu-vasu-ūḍuṣu: in the Pitṛ, Vāyu, Vasu, and Ūḍu groups
• pitṛ-vāyu-vasu-ūḍuṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + vāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + vasu (प्रातिपदिक) + ūḍu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; समाहार-द्वन्द्वसमास

• sa-mūla-bheṣu: in the ‘with-root’ (samūla) group(s)
• sa-mūla-bheṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + bha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; कर्मधारयसमास (‘with roots’ as qualifier)

• bīja-uptiḥ: seed-sowing
• bīja-uptiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक) + upti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘sowing of seeds’)

• ati-utkṛṣṭa-phala-pradā: giving extremely excellent fruit
• ati-utkṛṣṭa-phala-pradā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + utkṛṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (‘giver of exceedingly excellent fruit’), agrees with bīja-uptiḥ

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Moksha-Dharma context while citing applied Vedic timing/auspiciousness rules)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs
• Vayu
• Vasus

FAQs

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

It shows that Dharma includes aligning human action with cosmic order (ṛta) through proper timing; even practical acts like sowing become harmonized and fruitful when performed under auspicious nakṣatras and deity-linked stellar influences.

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

While not directly prescribing bhakti practices, it reflects the bhakti-informed worldview of offering disciplined, well-timed action as a sacred duty—treating worldly work as aligned with divine governance (deities such as the Pitṛs, Vāyu, and Vasus).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): the verse uses nakṣatra groupings (Mṛdu, Dhruva, Kṣipra), deity-associations (Pitṛ, Vāyu, Vasu), and a technical classification (sa-mūla) to guide auspicious agricultural timing for superior yield.