Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 200

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

Devanagari script

व्यर्कैः स्वांत्योभयगतैः खेटैः स्यात्सुनफानफा । दुरुधरा चैव विधौ ज्ञेयः केमुद्रुमोऽन्यथा ॥ २०० ॥

Transliteration

vyarkaiḥ svāṃtyobhayagataiḥ kheṭaiḥ syātsunaphānaphā | durudharā caiva vidhau jñeyaḥ kemudrumo'nyathā || 200 ||

Translation

Wenn Planeten (außer der Sonne) vom Mond aus das zweite Haus, das zwölfte Haus oder beide besetzen, entstehen die Yogas Sunaphā und Anaphā (sowie ihre Kombination). Nach demselben Schema ist auch der Yoga Durudharā zu verstehen; andernfalls ist es Kemadruma.

Word by Word

• व्यर्कैः: by planets (vyarka-)
• व्यर्कैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (ग्रह/खगोल-परिभाषा)

• स्व-अन्त्य-उभय-गतैः: situated in own, last, and both (houses/places)
• स्व-अन्त्य-उभय-गतैः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उभय (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त; गम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वे अन्त्ये उभये च गताः)

• खेटैः: by planets
• खेटैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खेट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (खेट=ग्रह/planet)

• स्यात्: would be / is said to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुनफा-अनफा: Sunaphā and Anaphā (yogas)
• सुनफा-अनफा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनफा (प्रातिपदिक) + अनफा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (योग-संज्ञा), प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (सुनफा च अनफा च)

• दुरुधरा: Durudharā (yoga)
• दुरुधरा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरुधरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (योग-संज्ञा)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• विधौ: in this rule/arrangement
• विधौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ज्ञेयः: is to be known
• ज्ञेयः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (भाव्य/gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘ज्ञातव्यः’ (to be known)

• केमुद्रुमः: Kemudruma (yoga)
• केमुद्रुमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केमुद्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (योग-संज्ञा)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Jyotisha discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra (Moon)
• Surya (Sun)
• Grahas (planets)

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa as a Vedāṅga-based tool for discerning karmic patterns: specific planetary placements from the Moon generate named yogas, guiding a person toward right conduct and remedial, dharmic living rather than fatalism.

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

Indirectly: by diagnosing auspicious or difficult yogas (like Kemadruma), the text encourages steadiness in dharma and reliance on higher refuge—commonly expressed in the Purana as devotion and disciplined practice—when worldly supports appear unstable.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: identification of Sunaphā/Anaphā/Durudharā/Kemadruma yogas based on whether planets (excluding the Sun) occupy the 2nd and/or 12th houses from the Moon.