Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 185

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

Devanagari script

सुखास्तु शुभखाप्तिस्थानरेशं जनयंत्यपि । कर्मलग्नगरवेटस्य दशायां राज्यसंगतिः ॥ १८५ ॥

Transliteration

sukhāstu śubhakhāptisthānareśaṃ janayaṃtyapi | karmalagnagaraveṭasya daśāyāṃ rājyasaṃgatiḥ || 185 ||

Translation

Even comforts and auspicious gains may arise, bringing forth the lord of the place of fortunate acquisitions; and during the daśā (period) of the planet linked with karma and the ascendant, association with royal power—state authority—is obtained.

Word by Word

• सुखाः: comforts / (those) in the sukha (4th)
• सुखाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; nominative plural masculine (as ‘comforts’/or ‘planets in sukha-house’)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: but/indeed)

• शुभखाप्तिस्थानरेशम्: the lord of the place of attainment of auspicious happiness
• शुभखाप्तिस्थानरेशम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ + ख + आप्ति + स्थान + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; accusative singular masculine; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: शुभख-आप्ति-स्थान-ईशः = शुभखस्य आप्तेः स्थानस्य ईशः

• जनयन्ति: produce/generate
• जनयन्ति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; parasmaipada

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: also/even)

• कर्मलग्नगरवेटस्य: of (the one called) Garaveṭa in the karma-lagna (technical)
• कर्मलग्नगरवेटस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + लग्न + गरवेट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; genitive singular masculine; समासः: कर्म-लग्न-गरवेट = कर्मलग्ने गरवेटः (locative-tatpurusha within larger tatpurusha); गरवेट (technical term, uncertain)

• दशायाम्: in the period (daśā)
• दशायाम्: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; locative singular feminine

• राज्यसंगतिः: association with kingship/attainment of rule
• राज्यसंगतिः: कर्ता/फल (Result as subject/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य + संगति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; nominative singular feminine; समासः: राज्यस्य संगतिः (genitive-tatpurusha)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Jyotisha context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It links worldly outcomes (comfort, gains, and authority) to karmic order as read through Jyotiṣa, implying that prosperity and status unfold according to disciplined action and time (daśā).

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not the focus here; instead, it frames life’s changing fortunes as time-bound results of karma—an outlook that supports steadiness in devotion regardless of rise or fall in status.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: interpreting house lords (gain-house indications), lagna-based results, and daśā (planetary periods) to infer prospects like comfort, gains, and association with government/royal power.