Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

श्रवणानिलहस्ताद्रा र्भरणीभाग्यभेषु च । चरञ्छनैश्चरो नॄणां सुभिक्षारोग्यसस्यकृत् ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

śravaṇānilahastādrā rbharaṇībhāgyabheṣu ca | carañchanaiścaro nṝṇāṃ subhikṣārogyasasyakṛt || 74 ||

Translation

Wenn Saturn (Śanaiścara) durch die Mondhäuser Śravaṇa, Anila, Hasta, Ārdrā, Bharaṇī, Bhāgya und Bheṣu wandert, wird er den Menschen zum Spender reichlicher Nahrung, guter Gesundheit und üppiger Ernten.

Word by Word

• श्रवण-अनिल-हस्त-आद्राः: in (the nakṣatras) Śravaṇa, Anila, Hasta, Ādrā
• श्रवण-अनिल-हस्त-आद्राः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक) + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; नक्षत्रनामानि; अधिकरणे

• भरणी-भाग्य-भेषु: in Bharaṇī, Bhāgya, and Bhe (as named)
• भरणी-भाग्य-भेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरणी (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भ’ = ‘भ’/‘भ’ इति संक्षेपः, सम्भवतः ‘भ’=‘भ’ नक्षत्रसमूह-संकेतः; पाठदोषसम्भवः)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; नक्षत्रसम्बन्धे अधिकरण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• चरन्: moving, transiting
• चरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर (कृदन्त, √चर्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः (present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (शनैश्चरः)

• शनैः-चरः: Saturn (the slow-moving one)
• शनैः-चरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय) + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः: ‘शनैः चरति’ = Saturn

• नॄणाम्: of people
• नॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• सुभिक्ष-आरोग्य-सस्य-कृत्: bringing abundance, health, and crops
• सुभिक्ष-आरोग्य-सस्य-कृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (शनैश्चरः): ‘एतानि करोति’

Speaker

Narada (teaching within Moksha-dharma section, using Jyotiṣa/planetary results as practical guidance)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shani (Śanaiścara)

FAQs

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

It frames planetary movement (graha-gati) as a lawful expression of karma-phala: even Saturn, often feared, can become a benefic giver of welfare when conditions (here, specific nakṣatra transits) are supportive.

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

Indirectly: by showing that worldly well-being is also governed by dharmic order, it encourages devotees to align life with dharma and worship (including Shani-related propitiation) without fear, trusting that divine law can yield auspicious outcomes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology): it gives a rule-style graha-phala statement—Saturn’s transit through specified nakṣatras is said to bring subhikṣa (abundance), ārogya (health), and sasya (crop prosperity).