Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56

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

Devanagari script

लग्नेंदुसमगौ युग्मस्थाने वा यमलंकराः । ग्रहोदयस्थान्द्यंगांशान्पश्यति ज्ञे स्वभागगे ॥ ५६ ॥

Transliteration

lagneṃdusamagau yugmasthāne vā yamalaṃkarāḥ | grahodayasthāndyaṃgāṃśānpaśyati jñe svabhāgage || 56 ||

Translation

When the Ascendant and the Moon are conjoined, or when they are placed in a dual sign, the native becomes endowed with a twin-like, paired bodily formation. If Mercury is in its own division (its own sign or portion), it casts its influence upon the rising-place of the planets and upon the bodily limbs and their parts.

Word by Word

• lagnendusamagau: Lagna and Moon going to even signs
• lagnendusamagau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lagnendusamaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• yugmasthāne: in even place
• yugmasthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yugmasthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• vā: or
• vā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• yamalaṃkarāḥ: makers of twins
• yamalaṃkarāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yamalaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• grahodayasthān: planets situated in Lagna
• grahodayasthān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: grahodayastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• dvyaṅgāṃśān: dual-sign navamshas
• dvyaṅgāṃśān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvyaṅgāṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• paśyati: sees/aspects
• paśyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat), 3rd Person, Singular

• jñe: when Mercury is
• jñe: Sati Saptami (Locative Absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• svabhāgage: gone to own portion
• svabhāgage: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svabhāgaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

Narada (teaching, in a Vedanga/Jyotisha context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra (Moon)
• Budha (Mercury)
• Lagna (Ascendant)

FAQs

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

It highlights Vedāṅga-Jyotiṣa as a disciplined means of reading karmic indications—showing how celestial configurations correspond to embodied tendencies—so that one may cultivate discernment and live in alignment with dharma.

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

This verse is primarily technical (Jyotiṣa) rather than devotional; indirectly, it supports bhakti by encouraging self-knowledge and right conduct, which stabilize the mind for worship and remembrance of the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga-Jyotiṣa: interpretation of Lagna–Chandra placements, dual signs, Mercury’s strength in its own sign/division, and how graha-aspect/influence is used to infer bodily characteristics and outcomes.