Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 137

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

Devanagari script

ततः केंद्रादिगानां तु द्वित्र्यादौ सबलस्य च । बह्वायुर्यो वीर्यसाम्येर्काद्युतस्य प्राक् याचकः ॥ १३७ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ keṃdrādigānāṃ tu dvitryādau sabalasya ca | bahvāyuryo vīryasāmyerkādyutasya prāk yācakaḥ || 137 ||

Translation

Dann gilt: Unter den Winkelhäusern (Kendras) und den übrigen—wenn das zweite, dritte und die folgenden stark sind—ist der Mensch langlebig. Und wenn die Kräfte im Gleichgewicht sind, hat der Vorrang, was zuerst aufsteigt: das mit Sūrya, der Sonne, Verbundene, und ebenso die anderen.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter/from that
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb); अर्थे—‘तस्मात्/ततः’ (thereafter/from that)

• kendra-ādi-gānām: of those in/related to kendras etc.
• kendra-ādi-gānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kendra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘केंद्रादिग’ = केंद्र-आदि-ग (those going/pertaining to kendras etc.)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — contrast/emphasis

• dvi-tri-ādau: in the (group) beginning with two and three
• dvi-tri-ādau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + tri (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘द्वित्र्यादि’ = द्वि-त्रि-आदि (two, three, etc.)

• sabalasya: of the strong/with strength
• sabalasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘सबल’ = बलयुक्त (with strength)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• bahu-āyuḥ: long-lived
• bahu-āyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘बह्वायुḥ’ = दीर्घायुः (long-lived)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• vīrya-sāmye: in equality of strength
• vīrya-sāmye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक) + sāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘वीर्यसाम्य’ = वीर्यस्य साम्यम् (equality of strength)

• arka-ādi-utasya: of the arka-and-others-derived (technical)
• arka-ādi-utasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + ut(a) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘अर्काद्युत’ = अर्क-आदि-उत (raised/derived from arka etc.; technical)

• prāk: previously/before
• prāk: Kala (काल/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāk (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/दिशा-वाचक (temporal/spatial adverb) — ‘पूर्वम्’ (before/earlier)

• yācakaḥ: beggar/supplicant
• yācakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yācaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Arka (Surya)

FAQs

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

It shows that the Purana preserves Vedanga knowledge (Jyotisha) alongside moksha-dharma, teaching that discernment of karma-phala (results) can be studied systematically, even while aiming for liberation.

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

Bhakti is not stated directly here; the verse functions as a technical Jyotisha rule. In the broader Narada Purana style, such knowledge is meant to support dharmic living so that one can steadily pursue Vishnu-bhakti without confusion about worldly conditions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotisha: judging longevity and outcomes through house-strength (kendras and related positions) and resolving ties by precedence—giving priority to the factor connected with Surya (Arka) when strengths are equal.