Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

युग्मभांशस्थितैस्तैस्तु वक्रेंदुभृगुभिस्तथा । यामस्थानगतैर्वाच्यं स्रियो जन्म मनीषिभिः ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

yugmabhāṃśasthitaistaistu vakreṃdubhṛgubhistathā | yāmasthānagatairvācyaṃ sriyo janma manīṣibhiḥ || 52 ||

Translation

Wenn jene Planeten in geraden Teilungen stehen und Mond sowie Venus rückläufig sind und die yāma-sthānas (bestimmte Zeit-/Sektorstellungen) einnehmen, verkünden die Weisen: Dies weist auf eine weibliche Geburt hin.

Word by Word

• yugmabhāṃśasthitaiḥ: situated in even signs and navamshas
• yugmabhāṃśasthitaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yugmabhāṃśasthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• taiḥ: by those
• taiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• vakrendubhṛgubhiḥ: by Mars, Moon, and Venus
• vakrendubhṛgubhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vakrendubhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• tathā: similarly/and
• tathā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• yāmasthānagataiḥ: gone to even places (houses)
• yāmasthānagataiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yāmasthānagata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• vācyam: to be predicted/said
• vācyam: Karma (Object/कर्म) - Passive Subject
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Gerundive (Yat Pratyaya), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• striyaḥ: of a female
• striyaḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• janma: birth
• janma: Karma (Object/कर्म) - Passive Subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• manīṣibhiḥ: by the wise (astrologers)
• manīṣibhiḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manīṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

Sage Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a Vedanga/Jyotisha-style discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Chandra (Moon)
• Shukra (Venus)

FAQs

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

The verse reflects the Purana’s inclusion of Vedanga-Jyotisha as practical knowledge: it shows how learned interpreters read cosmic patterns at birth, situating worldly life-events within an ordered dharmic cosmos, even while the larger section points toward Moksha-oriented discernment.

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

This specific verse is technical (Jyotisha) rather than directly devotional; indirectly, it supports Bhakti practice by guiding householders in understanding life circumstances (like birth indications) so that duties and samskaras can be performed with steadiness and remembrance of dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedanga-Jyotisha is highlighted: interpretation of birth indications using divisional placements (bhāṃśa), retrograde motion (vakra) of planets, and yāma-sthāna positions—rules used by traditional astrologer-scholars (manīṣins).