Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

खगत्र्यंशे बलाग्नेगे चरमांशे ग्रहान्विते । वांशे स्थलांबुजः सौरेर्द्वीक्षायोगभवा द्विजाः ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

khagatryaṃśe balāgnege caramāṃśe grahānvite | vāṃśe sthalāṃbujaḥ saurerdvīkṣāyogabhavā dvijāḥ || 36 ||

Translation

When the third division (tryaṃśa) falls in the sign called Khaga, and the final portion is joined with planets, then—through the influence of Śauri (Saturn) and the combination known as dvīkṣā-yoga—Brahmins are born in the lineage (vāṃśa) called Sthalāmbuja.

Word by Word

• खग-त्रि-अंशे: in the threefold portion of Khaga
• खग-त्रि-अंशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग + त्रि + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular; dvigu: ‘in the three parts of Khaga (bird/sky-sign)’

• बल-अग्नेगे: in the strong Agni-going (portion/sign)
• बल-अग्नेगे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + अग्नि + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in (the sign) going with Agni, endowed with strength’ (technical)

• चरम-अंशे: in the final portion
• चरम-अंशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरम + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in the last portion’

• ग्रह-अन्विते: accompanied by planets
• ग्रह-अन्विते: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular agreeing with अंशे; ‘accompanied by planets’

• व-अंशे: in the V-portion
• व-अंशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular; technical ‘in the V-portion’

• स्थल-अम्बुजः: the land-lotus
• स्थल-अम्बुजः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थल + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘land-lotus’ (a plant)

• सौरेः: of Sauri (Saturn)
• सौरेः: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• द्वीक्षा-योग-भवाः: born of the conjunction of two aspects
• द्वीक्षा-योग-भवाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वीक्षा + योग + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; ‘arising from the union of two glances/aspects’ (technical)

• द्विजाः: Brahmins / twice-born
• द्विजाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical classification within dharma instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Sauri (Shani/Saturn)

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) as a dharmic tool: celestial configurations are presented as part of the orderly karmic pattern through which births, tendencies, and social lineages manifest.

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

Indirectly: by emphasizing cosmic order and karma, it supports the Mokṣa-dharma message that one should not cling to birth-based identity but pursue liberation through disciplined dharma and devotion beyond mere lineage.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa: the use of divisional measures like tryaṃśa, planetary conjunctions (grahānvita), and named yogas (dvīkṣā-yoga) to interpret outcomes such as birth in a particular lineage.