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

Wenn der Aszendent Krebs ist und mit Mond und Jupiter verbunden, und wenn Wohltäter zusammen mit Bhārgava (Venus) die Kendras (Winkel) besetzen, dann wird durch eine solche Stellung die Lebensspanne gewiss unermesslich, sehr lang.

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.