Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

क्लीबे तदूशनाद्वापि चंद्रार्कांशसमं जनुः । स्वांशे पापाः परांशस्थाः सौम्यालग्नं वियोनिजम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

klībe tadūśanādvāpi caṃdrārkāṃśasamaṃ januḥ | svāṃśe pāpāḥ parāṃśasthāḥ saumyālagnaṃ viyonijam || 32 ||

Translation

En el caso de quien posee constitución klība (neutra o impotente), se dice que el nacimiento acontece cuando las fracciones (aṁśas) de la Luna y del Sol son iguales. Si los planetas maléficos ocupan sus propias divisiones y los benéficos caen en divisiones ajenas, y si el ascendente está regido por un benéfico, tal nacimiento se denomina “viyonija”, no nacido de vientre.

Word by Word

• क्लीबे: in/at the neuter (impotent) sign/condition
• क्लीबे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लीब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; pronoun stem used deictically

• ऊशनात्: from Venus (Śukra)
• ऊशनात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय; disjunctive particle

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय; emphatic/inclusive particle

• चन्द्रार्कांशसमम्: equal to the Moon-and-Sun portion/rays
• चन्द्रार्कांशसमम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र + अर्क + अंश + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; (चन्द्र-अर्क-अंश)-समम् = equal to the rays/portion of Moon and Sun

• जनुः: birth/origin
• जनुः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• स्वांशे: in the own portion
• स्वांशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular; स्व-अंशे = in one’s own portion

• पापाः: malefics/sinful (planets)
• पापाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• परांशस्थाः: situated in another portion
• परांशस्थाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + अंश + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; पर-अंश-स्थाः = situated in another’s portion

• सौम्यालग्नम्: a benefic ascendant
• सौम्यालग्नम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य + लग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Karmadhāraya: ‘gentle/benefic ascendant’

• वियोनिजम्: abnormally born / of defective origin
• वियोनिजम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + योनि + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; vi-yonija = born from an unnatural/defective womb (i.e., abnormal birth)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/Jyotisha-style discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Chandra
• Surya

FAQs

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

It frames bodily conditions and unusual birth-descriptions as outcomes read through Jyotisha (Vedanga), reminding the reader that embodied life follows karmic patterns while higher Moksha-dharma calls one to transcend mere bodily identifications.

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

Bhakti is not directly taught in this verse; indirectly, it shows that external conditions (birth marks, constitutions, omens) are secondary—devotion and right conduct remain accessible regardless of astrological configurations.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedanga Jyotisha: the use of aṁśa (divisional fractions), lagna (ascendant), and the classification of planets as benefics/malefics to infer birth characteristics, including the technical term viyonija.