Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110

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

Devanagari script

कर्केन्द्वीज्ययुते लग्ने केंद्रे सौम्ये च भार्गवे । शषैस्त्र्यरीशगैरायुरमितं भवति ध्रुवम् ॥ ११० ॥

Transliteration

karkendvījyayute lagne keṃdre saumye ca bhārgave | śaṣaistryarīśagairāyuramitaṃ bhavati dhruvam || 110 ||

Translation

যখন কর্কট লগ্নে চন্দ্র ও বৃহস্পতি যুক্ত থাকে, এবং কেন্দ্রে শুভগ্রহসহ শুক্র অবস্থান করে—তখন এমন গ্রহযোগে আয়ু নিশ্চিতই অত্যন্ত দীর্ঘ, অমিত হয়।

Word by Word

• कर्क: Cancer (sign)
• कर्क: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• इन्दु: Moon
• इन्दु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद; ‘इन्दु’ = Moon

• ईज्य: Jupiter
• ईज्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद; ‘ईज्य’ = बृहस्पति (Jupiter)

• युते: when conjoined
• युते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त, √युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘कर्क-इन्दु-ईज्य-युते’ = ‘joined with Moon and Jupiter in Cancer’

• लग्ने: in the ascendant
• लग्ने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• केन्द्रे: in an angle (kendra)
• केन्द्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• सौम्ये: when Mercury (is there)
• सौम्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘सौम्य’ = बुध (Mercury)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• भार्गवे: when Venus (is there)
• भार्गवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘भार्गव’ = शुक्र (Venus)

• शषैः: by Saturns (Saturn influence)
• शषैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘शष’ = शनि (Saturn) (rare synonym)

• त्र्यरीशगैः: placed in specified houses (technical)
• त्र्यरीशगैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + अरी + ईश + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समास: ‘त्र्यरीश-ग’ (astrol. technical: placed in 3/6/11 etc., per tradition)

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अमितम्: immeasurable/very long
• अमितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying आयुः)

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverbial accusative) ‘certainly’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra (Moon)
• Brihaspati (Jupiter)
• Shukra (Venus)

FAQs

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

It presents Jyotiṣa as a Vedāṅga tool for understanding karmic outcomes—here, longevity—showing how auspicious graha-yogas reflect accumulated merit and support steadiness in dharma and spiritual practice.

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

Indirectly: long and stable life is portrayed as an enabling condition for sustained sādhana—regular worship, vrata, japa, and śravaṇa—so the devotee can mature in Vishnu-bhakti over time.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: an āyuḥ-nirṇaya (longevity assessment) rule using rāśi (Cancer), graha-yuti (Moon–Jupiter conjunction with lagna), and kendra placements of benefics including Venus.