Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

क्षेमाद्यं वृष्टिभूपालजननाशः प्रजायते । सत्याष्टनवमर्क्षेषु सोदयाद्वक्रिमे कुजे ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

kṣemādyaṃ vṛṣṭibhūpālajananāśaḥ prajāyate | satyāṣṭanavamarkṣeṣu sodayādvakrime kuje || 27 ||

Translation

Wenn Kuja (Mars) rückläufig ist und in den Asterismen aufsteigt, die mit Satyā beginnen, bringt er Wirkungen wie Wohlergehen und Sicherheit, Regen, aber auch den Untergang von Königen und Menschen.

Word by Word

• क्षेमाद्यम्: welfare etc. (good outcomes)
• क्षेमाद्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेमाद्य (प्रातिपदिक; क्षेम + आदि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (as result/thing)

• वृष्टि: rain
• वृष्टि: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद)

• भूपाल: king
• भूपाल: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपाल (प्रातिपदिक; भू + पाल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद)

• जननाशः: destruction of people (and) kings (in connection with rain)
• जननाशः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननाश (प्रातिपदिक; जन + नाश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative singular; (in larger compound with vṛṣṭi-bhūpāla-)

• प्रजायते: arises
• प्रजायते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; 'arises/comes to be'

• सत्य: Satya (asterism)
• सत्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद; name of a nakṣatra/asterism)

• अष्ट: eight
• अष्ट: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Compound-member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द; (समासपूर्वपद)

• नवम: ninth
• नवम: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Compound-member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद; ordinal 'ninth')

• ऋक्षेषु: in the asterisms
• ऋक्षेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; locative plural; within compound satya-aṣṭa-navama-ṛkṣeṣu

• स: that (Mars)
• स: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; pronoun 'he/that'

• उदयात्: from rising
• उदयात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ablative singular 'from (its) rising'

• वक्रिमे: in retrograde motion
• वक्रिमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्रिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular; 'in retrogression/curved motion'

• कुजे: in Mars / when Mars is (so)
• कुजे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular 'in/when Mars (is)'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Kuja (Mars)
• Nakshatra (asterisms)

FAQs

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

It shows how Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) reads cosmic order as a mirror of collective karma, where planetary conditions indicate both prosperity (kṣema, rainfall) and upheaval (harm to rulers and people).

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

Indirectly: by portraying worldly stability as variable and time-bound, it supports the Mokṣa-oriented teaching that one should rely on dharma and devotion rather than on political or material certainty.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga—specifically, forecasting from Mars (Kuja) being retrograde (vakra) and its rising (udaya) in specified nakṣatras to infer rain, public welfare, and political/social disruption.