Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83

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

Devanagari script

पितृमातृगेहे जन्म तदधीशबलान्मुने । तरुगेहे शुभे नीचे नैकस्थदृष्टौ लग्नेंदुः ॥ ८३ ॥

Transliteration

pitṛmātṛgehe janma tadadhīśabalānmune | tarugehe śubhe nīce naikasthadṛṣṭau lagneṃduḥ || 83 ||

Translation

O sage, when the lord of the fourth house is strong, birth occurs in the house of one’s father or mother. If the Moon, as lord of the ascendant, is debilitated, placed in a benefic ‘tree/wooded’ sign-house, and aspected by many planets, one is born in a dwelling associated with trees, such as a grove or forest settlement.

Word by Word

• पितृ-मातृ-गेहे: in the house of father and mother (parental home)
• पितृ-मातृ-गेहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + मातृ (प्रातिपदिक) + गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• तत्-अधीश-बलात्: due to the strength of that lord (ruler)
• तत्-अधीश-बलात्: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अधीश (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ablative singular

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• तरु-गेहे: in a tree-house/among trees
• तरु-गेहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरु (प्रातिपदिक) + गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular

• शुभे: in an auspicious (place/sign)
• शुभे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular qualifying (स्थान/राशि)

• नीचे: in a low/debilitated (position)
• नीचे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular (astrol.: in debilitation/low)

• न-एक-स्थ-दृष्टौ: when the aspect/vision is not fixed in one place
• न-एक-स्थ-दृष्टौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न (अव्यय) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त) + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular; ‘दृष्टि’ with qualifier ‘नैकस्थ’ (= not in one place)

• लग्न-इन्दुः: the Moon in the ascendant
• लग्न-इन्दुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लग्न (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/Jyotisha context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents Jyotiṣa as a Vedāṅga used to read karmic patterns: even the circumstances of birth (home, locality) are explained through planetary strength and aspect, reinforcing the Purāṇic view that embodied life unfolds by ordered causality (dharma and karma).

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

While the verse is technical (Jyotiṣa), its implied teaching supports Bhakti and Mokṣa-dharma by showing that worldly conditions—including birthplace—are results of prior causes; devotion to Viṣṇu and right conduct are encouraged as the higher remedy beyond mere prediction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: interpreting the place of birth through the strength of the 4th-house lord and through the ascendant–Moon condition (debilitation, benefic placement, and multiple planetary aspects).