Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

भवे कुजार्क्योः संदृष्टे परहस्तगतः सुखी । पापेद्यतायुर्भवति मासः सार्थैः परैरपि ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

bhave kujārkyoḥ saṃdṛṣṭe parahastagataḥ sukhī | pāpedyatāyurbhavati māsaḥ sārthaiḥ parairapi || 82 ||

Translation

When Mars and the Sun mutually aspect each other in the house of existence, the person is happy yet dependent on others, as though living in another’s hands. If this configuration is afflicted by malefics, the span of life is shown as only a month, even when other supportive factors are present.

Word by Word

• भवे: in the ascendant/lagna (bhava)
• भवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular

• कुज-अर्कयोः: of Mars and the Sun
• कुज-अर्कयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुज (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; genitive dual

• संदृष्टे: when (they are) in conjunction/seen together
• संदृष्टे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + दृश् (धातु) → संदृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular agreeing with भवे

• पर-हस्त-गतः: gone into another’s hand; under others’ control
• पर-हस्त-गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘गत’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• पापे: in a malefic (place/sign)
• पापे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular (astrological: in a malefic sign/position)

• ईद्यत: indicated/commended (reading uncertain)
• ईद्यत: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईद्यत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप) विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular used with आयुः (sense: ‘to be praised/fit to be invoked’ or ‘indicated’)

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; present indicative

• मासः: a month
• मासः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular (predicate measure)

• सार्थैः: with caravans/companies
• सार्थैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• परैः: with others
• परैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); emphatic/additive

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Kuja (Mars)
• Arka (Sun)

FAQs

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

It shows how karmic outcomes are read through Jyotiṣa: external conditions (dependence, happiness, longevity) are treated as results of prior karma, encouraging detachment and a turn toward Mokṣa-oriented living.

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

Indirectly, it contrasts fragile worldly supports (even when “other factors” help) with the need for steadier refuge; in Mokṣa Dharma framing, this points the seeker toward reliance on dharma and devotion rather than astrological fortune alone.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: interpreting planetary aspects (Mars–Sun mutual aspect) and malefic affliction to judge life circumstances and longevity indications.