Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

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

Devanagari script

धटाजकर्क्यलिघटे पूर्वे ज्ञेज्यगृहे ह्युदक् । वृषे पश्चान्मृगे सिंहे दक्षिणे वसतिर्भवेत् ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

dhaṭājakarkyalighaṭe pūrve jñejyagṛhe hyudak | vṛṣe paścānmṛge siṃhe dakṣiṇe vasatirbhavet || 88 ||

Translation

For those born under Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn, the auspicious direction for dwelling is the east (and, in the case of Mercury and Jupiter’s houses, the northern quarter). For Taurus it is the west; and for Capricorn and Leo the southern direction is prescribed as suitable for residence.

Word by Word

• धटाजकर्क्यलिघटे: in (the signs) Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, and Libra
• धटाजकर्क्यलिघटे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धटा-अज-कर्क्य-अलिघट (प्रातिपदिक; राशिनाम-समाहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; राशिसमूहवाचकः (group of zodiac signs)

• पूर्वे: in the east
• पूर्वे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; दिक्शब्दः (direction term)

• ज्ञेज्यगृहे: in the house of the learned/priest (jñejya-house)
• ज्ञेज्यगृहे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञ-इज्य-गृह (प्रातिपदिक; ज्ञ + इज्य + गृह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; (गृहे) अधिकरणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; बलार्थ/हेतौ (emphasis/indeed)

• उदक्: north (direction)
• उदक्: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicative/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; दिशावाचक-प्रयोगः (north/upward)

• वृषे: in Taurus
• वृषे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक; वृषभ-राशिः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; राशिनाम

• पश्चात्: in the west/behind
• पश्चात्: देशाधिकरण (Adverbial locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) / दिक्शब्दः

• मृगे: in Capricorn (Mṛga)
• मृगे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक; मृग-राशिः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; राशिनाम

• सिंहे: in Leo
• सिंहे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक; सिंह-राशिः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; राशिनाम

• दक्षिणे: in the south
• दक्षिणे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; दिक्शब्दः

• वसतिः: dwelling/residence
• वसतिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवेत्: should be/occurs
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Moksha-Dharma context with applied Vedic/Vastu guidance)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Budha (Mercury)
• Brihaspati (Jupiter)

FAQs

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

It links right living (dharma) with harmony in one’s environment by prescribing auspicious directions for residence based on planetary/sign indications, supporting a settled life conducive to sadhana.

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

Indirectly: by promoting orderly, auspicious household arrangements, it removes practical obstacles and mental agitation, making daily worship and remembrance of the Divine steadier.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedanga Jyotisha (astrology) and its applied offshoots—using rāśi/planetary ‘houses’ and directions to determine suitable residence placement.