Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78

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

Devanagari script

क्रीडास्थाने देवगेहेप्यूषरे च क्रमाज्जनिः । श्मशाने लग्नदृगसृग्राम्यस्थानेब्जभार्गवौ ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

krīḍāsthāne devagehepyūṣare ca kramājjaniḥ | śmaśāne lagnadṛgasṛgrāmyasthānebjabhārgavau || 78 ||

Translation

An einem Ort des Spiels, in einem Haus der Devas (Tempel) und auf dürrem, unfruchtbarem Boden—jeweils der Reihe nach—heißt es, dass Śani (Saturn) seine Wirkungen hervorbringt. Auf dem Verbrennungsplatz werden Anhaftung und ein harter Blick angezeigt; und im dörflichen Umfeld werden der Lotosgeborene (Brahmā) und Bhārgava (Śukra/Venus) angezeigt.

Word by Word

• krīḍāsthāne: in a playground/place of sport
• krīḍāsthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍāsthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative, Singular, Neuter

• devagehe: in a temple
• devagehe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devageha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative, Singular, Neuter

• api: also/even
• api: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/Particle

• ūṣare: in saline/barren soil
• ūṣare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative, Singular, Neuter

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• kramāt: respectively/in order
• kramāt: Hetu (Cause/Reason) or Adverbial
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative, Singular, Masculine (Adverbial use)

• janiḥ: birth
• janiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular, Feminine

• śmaśāne: in a cemetery/cremation ground
• śmaśāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śmaśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative, Singular, Neuter

• lagnadṛk: aspecting the ascendant
• lagnadṛk: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lagnadṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular, Masculine

• asṛk: Mars (literally: blood)
• asṛk: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asṛj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular, Masculine

• rāmyasthāne: in a beautiful/pleasing place
• rāmyasthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāmyasthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative, Singular, Neuter

• abjabhārgavau: Moon and Venus
• abjabhārgavau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abjabhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Dual, Masculine

Speaker

Narada (teaching in an astrological/omenological register within Moksha-Dharma context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Shani (Saturn)
• Brahma (Abja)
• Shukra (Bhargava)

FAQs

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

It links external environments (temple, playground, barren land, cremation-ground, village) with specific karmic/psychological and planetary indications, showing how Dharma texts read place as a mirror for inner tendencies and results.

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

Indirectly: by distinguishing sacred space (devageha/temple) from worldly or impure settings, it reinforces the Bhakti-oriented discipline of choosing uplifting environments for worship, japa, and right conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): it uses technical planetary epithets (Śani, Abja, Bhārgava) and rule-like correspondences to interpret outcomes based on location and observable context.