Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules

Devanagari script

स्वातित्रये पश्चिमायां तस्यां शुक्रस्तथाविधः । विपरीते त्वनावृष्टिर्वृष्टिकृद्बुधसंयुतः ॥ ६९ ॥

Transliteration

svātitraye paścimāyāṃ tasyāṃ śukrastathāvidhaḥ | viparīte tvanāvṛṣṭirvṛṣṭikṛdbudhasaṃyutaḥ || 69 ||

Translation

During the threefold period of Svātī, if it lies in the western quarter, then Śukra (Venus) too is regarded as being in that same condition. If it is the reverse, there is lack of rain (anāvṛṣṭi); but when joined with Budha (Mercury), it becomes a causer of rainfall.

Word by Word

• स्वाति-त्रये: in the Svāti-triad
• स्वाति-त्रये: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाति (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular; dvigu ‘in the triad of Svāti’

• पश्चिमायाम्: in the western
• पश्चिमायाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular; agrees with ‘तस्याम् (दिशि/वीथौ)’

• तस्याम्: in that
• तस्याम्: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular; pronominal ‘in that (place/direction)’

• शुक्रः: Śukra (Venus)
• शुक्रः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb ‘thus/so’

• विधः: of such a kind
• विधः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘of such a kind’ (agrees with Śukra)

• विपरीते: in the opposite case
• विपरीते: अधिकरण (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in the opposite (case/situation)’

• तु: but
• तु: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; contrastive particle

• अनावृष्टिः: lack of rain/drought
• अनावृष्टिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनावृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• वृष्टि-कृत्: causing rain
• वृष्टि-कृत्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘rain-making’

• बुध-संयुतः: accompanied by Budha
• बुध-संयुतः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘joined with Budha (Mercury)’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Svātī (Nakshatra)
• Śukra (Venus)
• Budha (Mercury)

FAQs

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

It frames natural events like rain within dharmic order, showing that careful observation (Jyotiṣa-based omens) supports righteous living—protecting society through timely planning and restraint during scarcity.

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

Indirectly: by encouraging disciplined, attentive living aligned with cosmic rhythms, it supports a sattvic life where duties are performed steadily—an essential foundation for sustained Viṣṇu-bhakti and worship without negligence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: using nakṣatra periods (Svātī), directional placement, and planetary conjunctions (Śukra with Budha) as technical indicators to judge rainfall versus drought.