Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

पुरतोऽरुणमभ्यर्च्य सोमं ज्ञं च गुरुं भृगुम् । दिक्ष्वर्यमादिकानिष्ट्वा भूमिजं च शनैश्चरम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

purato'ruṇamabhyarcya somaṃ jñaṃ ca guruṃ bhṛgum | dikṣvaryamādikāniṣṭvā bhūmijaṃ ca śanaiścaram || 32 ||

Translation

Zuerst verehre man Aruṇa vor sich; dann besänftige man Soma (den Mond), Jña (Merkur), Guru (Jupiter) und Bhṛgu (Venus). Nachdem man sodann den übrigen Gottheiten in ihren jeweiligen Richtungen die vorgeschriebenen Darbringungen vollzogen hat, verehre man auch Bhūmija (Mars) und Śanaiścara (Saturn).

Word by Word

• purataḥ: in front
• purataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) देशवाचक—‘in front/before’

• aruṇam: Aruṇa (charioteer of the Sun)
• aruṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• abhyarcya: having worshipped
• abhyarcya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi√arc (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund) अव्यय; ‘having worshipped’

• somam: Soma (Moon)
• somam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• jñam: Jña (Budha/Mercury)
• jñam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (बुधग्रह-नाम)

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

• gurum: Guru (Jupiter)
• gurum: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (बृहस्पतिग्रह-नाम)

• bhṛgum: Bhṛgu (Śukra/Venus)
• bhṛgum: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (शुक्रग्रह-नाम)

• dikṣu: in the directions
• dikṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• aryama-ādikān: Aryaman and others
• aryama-ādikān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aryaman (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘Aryaman and others’)

• iṣṭvā: having worshipped
• iṣṭvā: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √yaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund) अव्यय; ‘having worshipped/sacrificed’

• bhūmijam: Bhūmija (Mars)
• bhūmijam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भूमेः जातः = ‘earth-born’, i.e., Mars)

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

• śanaiścaram: Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• śanaiścaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śanaiḥ (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (शनैः चरति इति = ‘one who moves slowly’, Saturn)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual-astrology context; traditionally in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage in Narada Purana sections)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Aruṇa
• Soma (Chandra)
• Budha (Jña)
• Bṛhaspati (Guru)
• Śukra (Bhṛgu)
• Maṅgala (Bhūmija)
• Śani (Śanaiścara)
• Dik-devatās (directional deities)

FAQs

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

It frames graha-śānti as a disciplined, ordered worship: beginning with Aruṇa (auspicious fore-fronting) and then propitiating specific grahas, showing that cosmic influences are approached through dharmic ritual alignment rather than fear.

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

Even in technical Jyotiṣa-oriented rites, the method is still worship (arcana) and offering (iṣṭi); the verse presents devotion expressed as reverent, rule-based pūjā directed to deities governing time and karma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: it outlines a practical ritual order for graha propitiation and indicates directional (dik) placement of offerings—key features of remedial astrology (graha-śānti) described in Narada Purana rituals.