Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

क्रियणतौलिकर्काद्या मेषादिषु नवांशकाः । स्वभाद्द्वादशभागेशाः षड्र्गं राशिपूर्वकम् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

kriyaṇataulikarkādyā meṣādiṣu navāṃśakāḥ | svabhāddvādaśabhāgeśāḥ ṣaḍrgaṃ rāśipūrvakam || 5 ||

Translation

For Aries and the other signs, the navāṁśas begin with the sequence Kriya, Tauli, Karka, and so on. For the dvādaśāṁśa (twelvefold division), the lords begin from one’s own sign. Thus the ṣaḍ-varga (sixfold divisional scheme) is to be set out, starting with the rāśi.

Word by Word

• क्रियण: Kriyaṇa (a sign-name)
• क्रियण: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रियण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; technical name (for Aries/Meṣa in some traditions)

• तौलि: Tauli (Libra)
• तौलि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तौलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Libra (Tula) sign-name variant

• कर्क: Karka (Cancer)
• कर्क: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Cancer sign-name

• आद्याः: beginning with
• आद्याः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'beginning with' (qualifies a list)

• मेषादिषु: in Aries and the rest
• मेषादिषु: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेष + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; 'in Aries etc.'

• नवांशकाः: navāṃśa (ninth-part) divisions
• नवांशकाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवांशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'navāṃśa divisions'

• स्वभात्: from (one's) own sign
• स्वभात्: अपादान (Apadana/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; technical: 'from one's own sign'

• द्वादशभागेशाः: lords of the dvādaśa-bhāga (12th-parts)
• द्वादशभागेशाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश + भाग + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'lords of the 12 parts (dvādaśāṃśa)'

• षड्: six
• षड्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; compound-member 'six'

• ऋगम्: a verse (ṛk)
• ऋगम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; 'ṛk/verse' (object)

• राशिपूर्वकम्: preceded by the rāśi (sign)
• राशिपूर्वकम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राशि + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies ऋगम्: 'preceded by rāśi'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames Jyotiṣa as an ordered śāstric tool—by correctly mapping rāśi and its divisions (vargas), one can align actions with dharma and thereby support the wider Mokṣa-oriented discipline taught in this section.

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

While not directly teaching bhakti practices, it supplies the technical groundwork (jyotiṣa vargas) often used to choose auspicious times for vows, worship, and dharmic observances—supporting steady devotional discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: rules for constructing divisional schemes—specifically navāṁśa sequencing for signs and dvādaśāṁśa calculation beginning from the sign itself—within the broader ṣaḍvarga framework.