Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 180

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

Devanagari script

चापे धरानाथःस्यादथ स्वर्क्षगे भृगौ । पातालगे धर्मगेऽब्जे शुभदृष्टे युते मुने ॥ १८० ॥

Transliteration

cāpe dharānāthaḥsyādatha svarkṣage bhṛgau | pātālage dharmage'bje śubhadṛṣṭe yute mune || 180 ||

Translation

O sage, when the lord of the earth is in Sagittarius and Venus is in its own sign, while Jupiter is in the lower region (pātāla) and the Sun is in Libra—conjoined and receiving benefic aspects—then it becomes auspicious.

Word by Word

• चापे: in Sagittarius (Cāpa)
• चापे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (राशि-नाम; Sagittarius)

• धरानाथः: lord of the earth (king)
• धरानाथः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरानाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (earth’s lord)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/sequence marker)

• स्व-ऋक्ष-गे: when (a planet) is in its own sign
• स्व-ऋक्ष-गे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + ऋक्ष + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘in own sign’

• भृगौ: in Venus (Bhṛgu)
• भृगौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (ग्रह-नाम; Venus ‘Bhṛgu’)

• पाताल-गे: situated in Pātāla (nether/4th etc., technical)
• पाताल-गे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाताल + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘in the nether region’ (astrol. house)

• धर्म-गे: situated in Dharma (religion-house, technical)
• धर्म-गे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘in Dharma (9th etc., technical)’

• अब्जे: in Mercury (Abja)
• अब्जे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (ग्रह-नाम; Mercury)

• शुभ-दृष्टे: when aspected by benefics
• शुभ-दृष्टे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ + दृष्ट (कृदन्त; √दृश्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण; दृष्ट = aspected

• युते: conjoined (with)
• युते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘conjoined’

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical-dharmic context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Bhrgu (via Bhṛgu-lineage/Venus)
• Venus (Shukra)
• Sun (Surya)

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) as a dharmic aid: auspicious planetary conditions are presented as supportive circumstances for righteous action and spiritual pursuits.

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

Bhakti is not directly taught here; instead, the verse supports the broader Moksha-Dharma setting by indicating favorable times (śubha-yoga) that can be used for vows, worship, and disciplined practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: it uses rāśi placement (e.g., Sagittarius/Libra), own-sign strength (svarkṣa), conjunction (yuti), and benefic aspect (śubha-dṛṣṭi) to judge auspiciousness.