Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 139

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

Devanagari script

क्रमः केंद्रादिकोऽत्रापि द्वित्र्यादौ सबलस्य च । पाकपस्याब्धिनागाश्च ह्यर्णवा सहगस्य च ॥ १३९ ॥

Transliteration

kramaḥ keṃdrādiko'trāpi dvitryādau sabalasya ca | pākapasyābdhināgāśca hyarṇavā sahagasya ca || 139 ||

Translation

Here too, the order begins with the angular houses (kendras) and then proceeds through the second, third, and so on, taking the planet’s strength into account. The results are to be understood for the planet’s maturation (pāka), and also through the indications of oceans, nāga-kings, and seas, together with its accompanying factors.

Word by Word

• kramaḥ: sequence/order
• kramaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• kendra-ādikaḥ: beginning with kendra etc.
• kendra-ādikaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kendra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘केंद्रादिक’ = केंद्र-आदि-सम्बद्ध (beginning with kendra etc.)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb) — ‘अस्मिन् स्थाने’ (here)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — ‘also/even’

• dvi-tri-ādau: in the (group) beginning with two and three
• dvi-tri-ādau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + tri (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• sabalasya: of the strong/with strength
• sabalasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

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

• pāka-pasya: of Pākapa (technical)
• pāka-pasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāka (प्रातिपदिक) + pa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘पाकप’ (technical term; lit. ‘cooking/ripe-related’)

• abdhi-nāgāḥ: ocean-serpents (technical)
• abdhi-nāgāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abdhi (प्रातिपदिक) + nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘अब्दhināga’ = अब्धौ/अब्देः नागाः (ocean-serpents; technical)

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

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — emphasis/causal ‘indeed/for’

• arṇavāḥ: oceans
• arṇavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• saha-gaḥ: of the companion/one who goes together
• saha-gaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saha (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + gam (गम् धातु) → saha-ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘सहग’ = सह गच्छति इति (companion; lit. ‘going together’)

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

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical, śāstra-style enumeration within the Mokṣa-dharma section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Nāga

FAQs

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

It frames a disciplined, rule-based way of reading karmic outcomes—starting from key life-pillars (kendras) and weighing strength and maturation—so that one understands worldly patterns clearly and turns the mind toward discrimination (viveka) and liberation-oriented living.

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

Indirectly: by organizing how results arise (from house order, strength, and maturation), it encourages surrender of outcomes and steadiness—supporting bhakti as a practice of devotion without anxiety over results, even while acknowledging karmic law.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga Astrology): evaluation begins from kendras, proceeds house-wise, and must consider planetary bala (strength), pāka (maturation/period effects), and associated significations/co-factors for interpretation.